An international symposium was organised by NARO in cooperation with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Japan International Research Center for Agriculture Science (JIRCAS) as part of the Trilateral Committee for Promoting Research Cooperation on Rice to address problems affecting rice production particularly in the Asian region. The symposium was held at the Tsukuba International Congress Epochal on September 7-8, 2016. The symposium provided an overview of the current situation in rice research focusing high temperature tolerance, yield physiology and pest management with presentations from researchers of IRRI, JIRCAS, NARO, National Research Institute of Brewing and Kyushu University. A total of 108 participants attended the 2-day symposium.
