Department of International Agricultural Development
International Development Cooperation to Man/Agriculture/Environment.
This department mainly focuses on the developing nations in the tropics and conducts researches on the agricultural and rural development to conserve the environment and produce necessary food as well as contribute to poverty mitigation and improvement of livelihood living levels of local residents. Specifically, we conduct interdisciplinary researches with a wide vision integrating natural and social scientific approaches, including development and promotion of farming technology with awareness to environmental conservation and theories on social and economic development that enable sustainable agricultural development. The products achieved in these researches are being applied to the agricultural and rural development through international collaboration.
All education can be given in English.
Double Master's Degree Program with the University of Reading, UK.
We recently launched a double Master's degree program with the Graduate Institute of International Development, Agriculture and Economics (GIIDAE), University of Reading, UK.
Graduate School Advisory Faculty
Take a look at who you may be able to work with as part of the department.
KIKUNO Hidehiko Professor
Physiological ecology on tropical
crops in tropical and islands region
NAKANISHI Yasuhiro, Professor
Nutrients Dynamic and Impact in Tropical Environment
MOTOHASHI Keiichi, Professor
Taxonomy, identification and phylogeny of fungal plant pathogen
YAMADA Ryuichi, Professor
Problem identification of farm management in poor rural areas of Asia