{"id":1274,"date":"2025-11-20T00:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2025-12-11T22:04:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T13:04:28","slug":"2025-11-28-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/2025\/11\/20\/2025-11-28-2\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2025\u3000 Nicholas Sikoya Chanza joined the short-term research program at the Tokyo University of Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From September 18th to November 23rd, Nicholas Sikoya Chanza from Sustainable Cape Maclear (CBO) in Chembe village was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture.<br \/>\nHe learned multifaceted techniques from Japan&#8217;s leading examples of agroforestry, forest seed production and tree planting, and environmentally friendly agriculture.<br \/>\nThrough collaborative research, he built a foundation for utilizing these techniques on the ground in Malawi. During his stay, he visited Miyagi Prefecture, Date City in Hokkaido, and Nagano University, and other places, and conducted collaborative research on Japan&#8217;s leading examples of various techniques and methods of collaboration with community stakeholders.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1274 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250904.jpg' class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250904-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250904-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250904.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250905.jpg' class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250905-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250905-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250905.jpg 593w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;margin-bottom:30px;\">October: Participated in Nagano University&#8217;s &#8220;Seed Project&#8221; workshop in Miyagi Prefecture<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250906.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50%\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1351\" \/>October: Presentation at Muroran Institute of Technology International Symposium, Date City, Hokkaido<\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-1274 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250907-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250907-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250907.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1352'>\n\t\t\t\tOctober: Asai Nursery, Mie\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250908-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250908-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250908.jpg 646w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-1353'>\n\t\t\t\tOctober: First experience of rice threshing in Minamiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"width:100%;text-align:center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250909-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50%\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250909-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250909-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250909.jpg 948w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>November: Participated in Nagano University&#8217;s &#8220;Seed Project&#8221; tree planting festival in Miyagi Prefecture<\/div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-1274 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250910.jpg' class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img width=\"289\" height=\"217\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250910.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1357\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1357'>\n\t\t\t\tNovember: Field mouse survey at Nagano University\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250911.jpg' class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250911-300x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250911-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/intnrms-malawi.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20250911.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-1356'>\n\t\t\t\tNovember: Sowing walnut seed at Nagano University\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From September 18th to November 23rd, Nicholas Sikoya Chanza from Sustainable Cape Maclear (CBO) in Chembe village was accepted as a short-term foreign researcher at the Tokyo University of Agriculture. 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