Month: June 2025

June 2025　Visit Malawi　Kiyotaka Tokuraku・Shinya Yamanaka・Tetsu Sato

From June 14th to 25th June, 2025, Kiyotaka Tokuraku and Shinya Yamanaka visited Malawi
From June 10th to 26th June, 2025, Tetsu Sato visited Malawi

Held a project progress reports and future discussions at the Embassy of Japan in Malawi, the JICA Malawi Office, and the National Parks and Wildlife.
In Chembe village, discuss the progress and challenges of the SCM farm and community-based fisheries resource management, observed and collected native edible plants in the forest, and visited a potential experimental field with John and Mantis
Paid a courtesy visit to Vice Chancellor Samson Sajidu, Dickson Mazibuko, and others of the University of Malawi. Visited the university’s experimental farm and discussed the use of native plants for food, resulting in significant results for the joint research.

June 2025　Long-term expert　Yasuko Kusakari　Returns to Japan

Ms. Kusakari, who was stationed in Malawi as a long-term expert from June 5th, 2021, to June 5th, 2025, has returned to Japan.
The international collaborative research project by JICA, which had been delayed due to the spread of COVID-19, has officially begun, and she finally arrived in Chembe Village, the research site, on June 6, 2021.
For the next four years, as a resident researcher, she acted as a “two-way knowledge translator” promoting knowledge sharing between Japanese and Malawian research members and local innovators.
She collaborated with all research groups and built trusting relationships with diverse stakeholders both within and outside the community. Without her, this project would not have been possible.
Thank you so much for your hard work over the years!