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Project List (Africa)

Project List

Africa

Uganda（1）
Algeria（1）
Egypt（3）
Ethiopia（4）
Cameroon（3）
Gabon（1）
Ghana（3）
Kenya（5）
Zambia（5）
Djibouti（1）
Sudan（3）
Tanzania（2）
Tunisia（2）
Namibia（1）
Burkinafaso（2）
Botswana（1）
Madagascar（2）
Malawi（1）
Southafrica（6）
Mozambique（1）
Morocco（2）

Uganda

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY2025

Development and Promotion of Sustainable Perennial Rice Production System Using Multiple Crop Harvesting Technologies

Prof. SAKAGAMI Jun-Ich（Faculty of Agriculture, Kagoshima University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Uganda

Algeria

Environment / Energy (Carbon Neutrality) Adoption fiscal year FY 2010

FinishedSahara Solar Energy Research Center

Visiting Prof. KOINUMA Hideomi（Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo）

ODA Recipient Country:People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Egypt

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY2024

Utilization of Agricultural Wastes for Plastic Alternatives Productions to Establish a Circular Economy

Prof. YAMAMOTO Mitsuo（Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo）

ODA Recipient Country:Arab Republic of Egypt

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2023

Securing the Sustainability of Oasis Societies Associated with Water and Land Use in the Western Desert

Prof. IWASAKI Erina（Faculty of Foreign Studies, Department of French Studies, Sophia University）

ODA Recipient Country:Arab Republic of Egypt

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2008

FinishedSustainable Systems for Food and Bio-energy Production with Water-saving Irrigation in the Egyptian Nile Basin

Prof. Emeritus SATOH Masayoshi（Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba）

ODA Recipient Country:Arab Republic of Egypt

Ethiopia

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY2026

The Project for Redefining Regenerative Agriculture: Optimizing Agricultural Profits and Environmental Functions

Prof. Nigussie Haregeweyn Ayehu（International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University）

ODA Recipient Country:Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2020

FinishedEco-engineering for Agricultural Revitalization Towards improvement of Human nutrition (EARTH): Water Hyacinth to Energy and Agricultural Crops

Prof. SATO Shinjiro（Department of Science and Engineering for Sustainable Innovation, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Soka University）

ODA Recipient Country:Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Adoption fiscal year FY 2018

FinishedDevelopment and Operation Model of Plant-derived Soil Additives for Road Disaster Reduction on Problematic Soil

Prof. KIMURA Makoto（The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University）

ODA Recipient Country:Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2016

FinishedDevelopment of Next-Generation Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Framework to Combat Desertification

Prof. TSUNEKAWA Atsushi（Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University）

ODA Recipient Country:Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Cameroon

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2017

FinishedCo-creation of Innovative Forest Resources Management Combining Ecological Methods and Indigenous Knowledge

Associate Prof. YASUOKA Hirokazu（The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Cameroon

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2010

FinishedEstablishment of Sustainable Livelihood Strategies and Natural Resource Management in Tropical Rain Forest and its Surrounding Areas of Cameroon: Integrating the Global Environmental Concerns with Local Livelihood Needs

Prof. ARAKI Shigeru（The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Cameroon

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Adoption fiscal year FY 2010

FinishedMagmatic Fluid Supply into Lakes Nyos and Monoun, and Mitigation of Natural Disasters through Capacity Building in Cameroon

Prof. OHBA Takeshi（School of Science, Tokai University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Cameroon

Gabon

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2008

FinishedConservation of Biodiversity in Tropical Forest through Sustainable Coexistence between Human and Wild Animals

Prof. YAMAGIWA Juichi（Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University）

ODA Recipient Country:Gabonese Republic

Ghana

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Adoption fiscal year FY2024

Development of Integrated Sediment and Environmental Management towards Sustainable Conservation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Livelihood Improvements in Coastal Areas

Prof. TAJIMA Yoshimitsu（Department of Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Ghana

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2011

FinishedEnhancing Resilience to Climate and Ecosystem Changes in Semi-Arid Africa: an Integrated Approach

Director, Prof. TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko（Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Ghana

Infectious Diseases Control Adoption fiscal year FY 2009

FinishedThe Studies of Anti-viral and Anti-parasitic Compounds from Selected Ghanaian Medicinal Plants

Prof. YAMAOKA Shoji（Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Ghana

Kenya

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY2026

The Project for Developing Sustainable Rice Production Systems through Advanced Breeding Materials and Low-Input Cultivation Technologies

Associate Prof. MAKIHARA Daigo（International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture, Nagoya University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Kenya

Environment / Energy (Carbon Neutrality) Adoption fiscal year FY 2019

FinishedComprehensive Solutions for Optimum Development of Geothermal Systems in East African Rift Valley

Prof. FUJIMITSU Yasuhiro（Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Kenya

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2015

FinishedProject for Development of Sericulture Research by Applying Biological Resources and Molecular Genetics

Group Leader KAMEDA Tsunenori（National Agriculture and Food Research Organization）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Kenya

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2012

FinishedThe Project on Rice Research for Tailor-made Breeding and Cultivation Technology Development in Kenya

Prof. YAMAUCHI Akira（Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Kenya

Infectious Diseases Control Adoption fiscal year FY 2011

FinishedDevelopment of Rapid Diagnostics and the Establishment of an Alert System for Outbreaks of Yellow Fever and Rift Valley Fever in Kenya

Prof. MORITA Koichi（Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Kenya

Zambia

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2023

Risk-based Participatory WASH Planning and Citizen-data WASH Statistics for African Peri-urban Settlements

Associate Prof. HARADA Hidenori（The Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Zambia

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2022

The Establishment of an Immediate Rice Variety Development System using Anther Culture and Citizen Science

Prof. KONDO Takumi（Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Zambia

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2015

FinishedVisualization of Impact of Chronic/Latent Chemical Hazard and Geo-Ecological Remediation

Prof. ISHIZUKA Mayumi（Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Zambia

Infectious Diseases Control Adoption fiscal year FY 2012

FinishedSurveillance of Viral Zoonoses in Africa

Prof. TAKADA Ayato（Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Zambia

Infectious Diseases Control Adoption fiscal year FY 2008

FinishedEstablishment of Rapid Diagnostic Tools for Tuberculosis and Trypanosomiasis and Screening of Candidate Compounds for Trypanosomiasis

Prof. SUZUKI Yasuhiko（Research Center for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Zambia

Djibouti

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2018

FinishedAdvanced and Sustainable Methods on Water Utilization Associated with Greening Potential Evaluation

Prof. SHIMADA Sawahiko（Department of Bioproduction and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Regional Environment Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Djibouti

Sudan

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2018

FinishedDevelopment of Climate Change Resilient Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Wheat Production in the Dry and Heat Prone Agro-ecologies of Sudan and Sub-Saharan Africa

Specially Appointed Prof. TSUJIMOTO Hisashi（Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University）

ODA Recipient Country:The Republic of the Sudan

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2016

FinishedDeveloping Countermeasures Against Striga to Conquer Poverty and Improve Food Security

Prof. SUGIMOTO Yukihiro（Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University）

ODA Recipient Country:The Republic of the Sudan

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2009

FinishedImprovement of Food Security in Semi-arid Regions of Sudan through Management of Root Parasitic Weeds

Prof. SUGIMOTO Yukihiro（Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University）

ODA Recipient Country:The Republic of the Sudan

Tanzania

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY2026

The Project for Co-management Model of Sustainable Fisheries Resource Utilization by Integrating Cutting-edge Genomic Science and Community-based Innovation

Prof. NIKAIDO Masato（School of Life Science and Technology, Institute of Science Tokyo）

ODA Recipient Country:United Republic of Tanzania

Environment / Energy (Carbon Neutrality) Adoption fiscal year FY 2018

FinishedDevelopment and Dissemination of Innovative Oil-Extracting Technology from Crop Process Residue for Rural Electrification and Value Addition of By-products

Research Prof. / Emeritus Prof. SAKO Takeshi（Energy System Section, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University）

ODA Recipient Country:United Republic of Tanzania

Tunisia

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2015

FinishedValorization of Bio-resources based on Scientific Evidence in Semi- and Arid Land for Creation of New Industry

Prof. ISODA Hiroko（Director, The Alliance for Research on the Mediterranean and North Africa / Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Tunisia Kingdom of Morocco

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2009

FinishedValorization of Bio-resources in Semi Arid and Arid Land for Regional Development

Prof. ISODA Hiroko（The Alliance for Research on North Africa/Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Tunisia

Namibia

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2011

FinishedFlood- and Drought-Adaptive Cropping Systems to Conserve Water Environments in Semi-arid Regions

Prof. IIJIMA Morio（Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Namibia

Burkinafaso

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2016

FinishedProject on establishment of the model for fertilizing cultivation promotion using Burkina Faso phosphate rock

Senior Researcher NAGUMO Fujio（Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)）

ODA Recipient Country:Burkina Faso

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2009

FinishedImproving Sustainable Water and Sanitation Systems in Sahel Region in Africa: Case of Burkina Faso

Prof. FUNAMIZU Naoyuki（Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University）

ODA Recipient Country:Burkina Faso

Botswana

Environment / Energy (Carbon Neutrality) Adoption fiscal year FY 2011

FinishedInformation-based Optimization of Jatropha Biomass Energy Production in the Frost- and Drought-prone Regions of Botswana

Prof. AKASHI Kinya（Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Botswana

Madagascar

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY2024

Development of the Sustainable and Diversified Rice Farming System by Reflecting the Importance of Forest Functions

Dr TSUJIMOTO Yasuhiro（Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Madagascar

Bioresources Adoption fiscal year FY 2016

FinishedBreakthrough in Nutrient Use Efficiency for Rice by Genetic Improvement and Fertility Sensing Techniques in Africa

Dr. TSUJIMOTO Yasuhiro（Project Leader, Crop, Livestock and Environment Division, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Madagascar

Malawi

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues) Adoption fiscal year FY 2019

FinishedEstablishment of a Sustainable Community Development Model based on Integrated Natural Resource Management Systems in Lake Malawi National Park

Distinguished Prof. SATO Tetsu（SDGs Promotion Office, Ehime University）

ODA Recipient Country:Republic of Malawi