With the aim of establishing research collaborations with NARO, Dr. Arjo Rothuis, Account Manager Asia, Wageningen UR visited NARO on June 12, 2017. A discussion meeting on greenhouse horticulture, robotics, harvesting of vegetables and fruits was held with Dr. Tomohiko Ohta (Inst. Agricultural Machinery) and Dr. Yasunaga Iwasaki (Inst. Vegetable & Floriculture Sciences); high-throughput plant phenotyping using drones with Dr. Junichi Yonemaru and Dr. Hiroshi Tsunematsu (Inst. Crop Science); food research, postharvest technology, food waste, bioconversion, utilization of near-infrared light with NFRI researchers including Dr. Hiroshi Nabetani (Director-General), Dr. Shigehiro Naito, Dr. Michiko Momma, Dr. Masayasu Nagata, Dr. Ken Tokuyasu, Dr. Hidekazu Itoh and Dr. Shioka Hamamatsu.
