October 2023　Placid Mpeketula joined short-term research program at the Tokyo University of Agriculture

From October 1st to December 17th, Placid Mpeketula from the University of Malawi was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.
He visited Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture and Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture, and acquired specialized knowledge and techniques in soil science, hydrology, agronomy, and sustainability science required for the integrated management of agricultural, water, and forest resources. They built a foundation for effectively promoting advanced research for the integrated management of diverse resources, with a focus on soil analysis.

Visited coffee farms on Miyakojima and Shimojishima