News southeast asian islandsFri, 29 Nov 2024 05:54:00 +0100UPM Celebrates the Signing of SALSA MoU: A Step Towards Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes in Southeast Asiahttps://www.cirad.fr/en/worldwide/our-regional-offices/southeast-asian-islands/news-southeast-asian-islands/upm-and-cirad-drive-innovation-in-sustainable-agriculture-and-educationMalaysia Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia hosted a momentous event on the 28th of November 2024 with the exchange of the MoU for The Platform in Partnership for Research and Training – Sustainable Agricultural Landscapes in Southeast Asia (SALSA). This collaboration highlights the commitment of UPM, the French agricultural research institution CIRAD, and regional stakeholders in advancing sustainable practices in agriculture.Fri, 29 Nov 2024 05:54:00 +0100Celebrating 40 years of CIRAD in Southeast Asia: evolution of the coffee and cocoa sectors, with taste, the environment and small farmers in the spotlighthttps://www.cirad.fr/en/worldwide/our-regional-offices/southeast-asian-islands/news-southeast-asian-islands/40-years-of-cirad-in-indonesia-a-story-of-shared-tasteThe Southeast Asia Regional Office and the Institut français d'Indonésie celebrated CIRAD's 40th anniversary on 8 October in Jakarta. The programme included a half-day conference-debate on establishing and developing the coffee and cocoa sectors in Indonesia, a round table on food recycling, coffee and chocolate tastings, and a large-format photo exhibition. The celebration was held as part of Food Month, organized by the Institut français d'Indonésie.Thu, 14 Nov 2024 16:25:56 +0100Development of new rubber clones tolerant to circular leaf fall disease formerly known as Pestalotiopsis diseasehttps://www.cirad.fr/en/worldwide/our-regional-offices/southeast-asian-islands/news-southeast-asian-islands/sustainability-of-rubber-production-in-southeast-asiaThe circular leaf fall disease is a priority for most research institutes. Scientists of the RUBIS consortium (CIRAD, IRRI and UGM) have discovered the genetic basis of this disease and are developing new resistant rubber clones, stems from work carried out as part of the RUBIS project on the phenotyping of a segregating population for circular leaf fall disease, often referred to as Pestalotiopsis, which has been raging in South-East Asia since 2018.Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:40:22 +0100Implementation of existing technologies for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomasses from agricultural production in the Philippineshttps://www.cirad.fr/en/worldwide/our-regional-offices/southeast-asian-islands/news-southeast-asian-islands/agricultural-by-products-and-co-products-for-energy-productionDr. Fernando O. Paras Jr (UPLB), Dr. Jean Gérard, and Dr. Patrick Langbour (CIRAD), carried out a 10-day mission to the provinces of Laguna, Nueva Ecija, and Benguet to assess existing R&D capacities and technical needs in the use of biomass for energy production.Wed, 03 Apr 2024 08:15:47 +0200BSIP is the Indonesian agency, part of the ministry of agriculture, that drives the agricultural standards and norms of Indonesia: on the 20th of March, it renewed its alliance with CIRADhttps://www.cirad.fr/en/worldwide/our-regional-offices/southeast-asian-islands/news-southeast-asian-islands/signature-of-a-framework-agreement-between-cirad-and-bsipThe CEO of CIRAD, Elisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin and the CEO of BSIP, Fadjry Djulfry have signed respectively in Paris and in Jakarta framework agreement that renews the long-standing cooperation between CIRAD and IAARD (the agency that was renamed as BSIP), since the 70s. The Secretary of BSIP (Dr Haris Syahbuddin) and the Regional Director of CIRAD (Jean-Marc Roda), witnessed the signature of the official document by Fadjry Djulfry.Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:28:36 +0100