(From left) Ms Aleli Maghirang, Philippine Agriculture Attaché in Japan; Dr. Watanabe Kyoko, Tamagawa University; Philippine Ambassador to Japan Mylene J. Garcia-Albano; Dr. Dionisio Alvindia, Department of Agriculture; Dr. Ando Katsuhiko, Tamagawa University; Mr. Alvin Malasig, Philippine Embassy in Japan; and Dr. Nozawa Shunsuke, Tamagawa University. |
On 29 May 2025, scientists from the Philippine Department of Agriculture and Tamagawa University briefed the Ambassador on the progress of the Novel Plant Disease Management Systems Project, part of the Japan-funded SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) program. They also explored ways to strengthen scientific expertise on plant disease management in the Philippines to boost agricultural production.