2021年8月28日（土）に、JSPSフィリピン同窓会（JAAP）が日本学術振興会及びCentral Luzon State Universityとのパートナーシップのもと、WEBINAR SERIES 2021 “LIVING IN THE NEW NORMAL AND BEYOND” の第8回 Webinarを開催します。

（開催日時）
2021年8月28日（土）13:30-16:30 (Philippines time)

（講演タイトル）
Present status and future prospect of world crop production and contribution of tropical area

（講演者）
縄田栄治　京都大学国際戦略本部特任教授（京都大学ASEAN拠点所長）

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https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_BunYSuhlTd6QTo5EJoC9Fw

（講演の概要）
Now, world production of food, especially of major grain cereals, such as maize, rice and bread wheat, is stable and still increasing. During the period from 2014 to 2016, large scale El Nino phenomenon affected world agriculture and damages to crop production were reported in many places in the world. Nevertheless, world production of 3 major cereals exceeded 2.5 billion ton. This amount could feed about 12 billion people, although we know that there are still relatively large starving populations. In 2017, after the El Nino phenomenon was completed, the world production of major cereals was recorded as 26.7 billion ton. This stable production has been realized, probably due to the development of agricultural technologies, and stabilization of public orders in many areas. In addition, the production in tropical countries, is rapidly increasing. Basically, because of warm climate and affluent sunlight, agricultural potential of the tropics is high and it seems that tropical countries are starting to show their potentials. Then, is it unnecessary to worry about our future food crisis? In this webinar, the present status of world and tropical crop production and contribution of the tropics, including those of Philippines, are analyzed and future prospect is discussed. Additionally, the methods to estimate crop productivity at regional scale are introduced.