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1) Field of Cooperation -"Biomass and Biotechnology"
In May 2005, when President Lula visited Japan, he had a talk with then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and agreed to promote more collaboration between the two countries in science and technology. In response to this, CNPq, MEXT and JST negotiated a field in which to conduct SICP, which lead to the agreement on gBiomass and Biotechnologyh at the Science and Technology Joint Committee in May 2009. JST and CNPq concluded their MoU for collaboration in October 2009.
2) Funding Agency on Brazil Side
The National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq)
An agency linked to the Ministry of Science and Tecnologia (MCT), dedicated to the promotion of scientific and technological research and to the formation of human resources for research in the country.
3) Related Workshop Held by JST and CNPq
| Month/Year | Place | Description |
|---|---|---|
| March 2010 | Rio de Janeiro | Japan-Brazil Workshop on Biomass & Biotechnology |
4) Cooperative Research Projects with Brazil
Biomass and Biotechnology
| Title |
Research Leader in Japan
Research Leader in Brazil
|
Period |
|---|---|---|
| Marine biodiversity and the development of a MicrobialFactory for bioenergy production |
Tomoo Sawabe, Professor, Faculty of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University
Fabiano Thompson, Professor, Institute of Biology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro - UFRJ
|
FY2011 ` FY2014 |
| Collaborative research between Brazil and Japan on biochar use - biochar stability, safety and its implementation. |
Yoshiyuki Shinogi, Professor, Department of Bio-production and Environment, Kyushu University
Etelvino Henrique Novotny, Senior Researcher, Embrapa Soils
|
FY2011 ` FY2014 |
