Global Initiatives

NARO's International Standardization Activities

At NARO, 42 researchers serve on 53 international standardization committees ( as of November 2024 ).
Primary international standardization organizasions in which NARO participate are listed below. NARO contributes to make society safe and sustainable through standardizaton activities in the field of agricultural machinery, agricultural environment, livestock farming, food and so on.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) : Agricultural machinery, Food products, Data-driven agrifood systems
OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) : Agricultural machinery safety (operator protection structure, tip-over prevention)
IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) : AR6-WG2 report Global Initiatives NARO Scientist contributes to writing and compilation of IPCC-AR6-WG2 Report as CLA
FAO/GSP (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations / Global Soil Partnership)
WOAH (World Organization for Animal Health)
IPPC (International Plant Protection Convention)
UPOV (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants)
WI (Wheat Initiative)
ISTA (International Seed Testing Association)
IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)

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IEEE Standards Association Entity Members IEEE SA - Entity Members Full Listing Gavernment Engagement Program on Standards (GEPS) IEEE SA - Government Engagement Program on Standards (GEPS) P2796.1 Standard for Data Requirements for Internet of Food Systems IEEE SA - P2796.1 P2992 Recommended Practice for Data Expression, Exchange, and Processing in Smart Agriculture IEEE SA - IEEE P2992