2026 FFTC-AFACI Rice Workshop Series – Climate-Smart Varieties and Low-Carbon Farming
2026 Low-Carbon Rice Workshop
Low-Carbon Rice Solutions in Asia :
Regional Innovations and Pathways to Adoption
Objectives:
To advance low-carbon rice systems in Asia by promoting the adoption of mitigation-oriented farming practices and enabling technologies – including improved rice varieties – through a regional workshop platform that strengthens knowledge exchange, policy alignment, and cross-country collaboration.
Session themes:
- Integrated Technology Packages
- Digital MRV and Carbon Mechanisms
- Policy, Markets, and Incentives for Scaling Low-Carbon Rice
Organizers | VAAS, CLRRI, and FFTC
Partners | RDA-AFACI, IRRI, JIRCAS, NARO, and TARI
Project | International Agricultural Technology Exchange and Information Dissemination, funded by Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan R.O.C.
Speakers
Dr. Yasuhito Shirato
Director of Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences (NIAES) of National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO)
Dr. Le Thanh Tung
Vice Chairman and General Secretary of Vietnam Rice Industry Association (VIETRISA)
Dr. Mary Jean C. DU
Regional Breeding Lead, Southeast Asia of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Dr. Thuong Vo
Climate Change and GHG Emissions Specialist of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
