Category: Research Activity

From February 15th to March 6th, 2022, Tetsu Sato visited Malawi.
From February 24th to March 25th, 2022, Tamano Hayashi visited Malawi.
Able to have detailed discussions on the strategy for field research and specific steps to take with Malawian researchers who had not been able to communicate sufficiently until then by attempting to meet individually.
Conducted activities such as observing the effectiveness and future management of the artificial fishing reefs (Chirundu), visiting forest resource utilization in Chembe village, gathering information on firewood collection in Lake Malawi National Park, and visiting the forests and forest resource utilization on Thumbi West Island and in the surrounding villages.
Held detailed discussions with Japanese supervisors and candidates for study abroad at graduate schools in Japan from 2023 onwards, and formulated strategies for research content at graduate schools and applications for MEXT Scholarship student programs.

From October 4th to 20th, 2021, Tetsu Sato visited Malawi.
Held the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) and a technical meeting, and conducted discussions and joint research with related organizations.

From July 31st to August 20th, 2021, Tetsu Sato visited Malawi.
From August 4th to 22nd, 2021, Hiroyuki Matsuda visited Malawi.
From August 9th to 22nd, 2021, Hiromu Okazawa visited Malawi.
Able to held detailed meetings with the relevant Malawian organizations to discuss the future course of the IntNRMS project and changes to the research plan, based on the online discussions so far. Gained a deeper understanding of the new innovations in Chembe village, and made great progress. The first overseas trip was successfully completed.