Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers

Purpose of the Award

The purpose of this Award is to increase motivation among young researchers who are contributing to research and development (R&D) in agriculture, forestry, fisheries and related industries in developing countries, which is promoted by Japan for the benefit of those countries. Young researchers who show outstanding performance and research achievements that lead to future innovation will be commended with the Award.

Awardees

＜2010 (The 4th)＞ Outline of Research Achievement（PDF：1,138KB）

Name(Age)	Title of Research Achievement	Professional Affiliation
Dr. Dewpura Acharige Lilisiya LEELAMANIE (35)	Experimental study on soil water repellency and its behavior	University of Ruhuna, Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Dr. Rattiya WAEONUKUL (31)	Development of multienzyme complexes for the effective degradation of lignocellulosic biomass	King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi (KMUTT), Kingdom of Thailand
Dr. Jianbing YAN (34)	Provitamin A biofortification in maize grain	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT), People's Republic of China

＜2009 (The 3rd)＞ Outline of Research Achievement（PDF：95KB）

Name(Age)	Title of Research Achievement	Professional Affiliation
Dr. Ma. Junemie Hazel Leonida Lebata-Ramos(37)	Stock enhancement of commercially important and threatened marine invertebrates in tropical areas	Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department(SEAFDEC/AQC), Republic of the Philippines
Dr. Amos Adeyinka Onasanya(39)	Molecular and pathotyping characterization of blast, rice yellow mottle virus, bacterial leaf blight and African rice gall midge in West Africa	Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice), Republic of Benin
Dr. Kevin Kit Siong Ng(33)	Spatial structure and impact of logging on genetic diversity of selected tropical tree species	Forest Research Institute Malaysia(FRIM), Malaysia

＜2008 (The 2nd)＞ Outline of Research Achievement（PDF：73KB）

Name(Age)	Title of Research Achievement	Professional Affiliation
Dr. Xiaoyuan Yan(37)	Developing greenhouse gases emission inventories for croplands and evaluating their environmental impacts	Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Science(ISSCAS), The People's Republic of China
Ms. Maryam Ambundo Imbumi(29)	African leafy vegetables, promotion and research for improved nutrition, health and incomes	Kenya Resource Centre for Indigenous Knowledge(KENRIK), The Republic of Kenya
Dr. Thuy Thi Thu Nguyen(36)	Application of molecular genetics in aquaculture and fisheries management	Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific(NACA), Kingdom of Thailand

＜2007 (The 1st)＞ Outline of Research Achievement（PDF：114KB）

Name(Age)	Title of Research Achievement	Professional Affiliation
Dr. Zhengqiang Jiang(36)	Research and application of enzymes in the field of food processing	China Agricultural University(CAU), The People's Republic of China
Dr. Chalermpol Kirdmanee(39)	Research, development and extension on in vitro selection and mass-propagation for producing high qualitytransplants of medicinal, food and industrial crops	National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand(BIOTEC), Kingdom of Thailand
Dr. Jonathan Hosier Crouch(39)	Molecular breeding of main world staples with more recent emphasis on drought-prone environments	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center(CIMMYT), United Mexican States

＊The age of awardees is as of January 1, award year.

＊Professional Affiliation is as of the award.

JIRCAS（Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences） Websit

Submission of the application ：From April to June 2011. Detailed information will be updated soon.