International Relations

NARO Genebank (former NIAS Genebank) has devoted itself to cooperate with foreign research institutes to conduct collecting activities, field studies on genetic diversity, multiplication of genetic resources, etc.

Activities

Overseas cooperation in joint field studies and explorations collecting plant genetic resources^*1
Fiscal year	Region	Target crops
2013	Cambodia	Food legumes & their wild relatives (esp. Vigna)
	Laos	Sorghum & vegetables
2012	Cambodia	Food legumes & their wild relatives (esp. Vigna)
	Laos	Sorghum & Erianthus
2011	Cambodia	Food legumes & their wild relatives (esp. Vigna)
	Laos	Sorghum & Saccharum
2010	Laos	Sorghum
	India (Tamil Nadu)	Food legumes & their wild relatives (esp. Vigna)
2009	Laos	solanaceous & cucurbitaceous vegetables
2008	Laos	solanaceous & cucurbitaceous vegetables
	India (Tamil Nadu)	Food legumes & their wild relatives (esp. Vigna)
2007	Laos	solanaceous & cucurbitaceous vegetables
	South Korea	Citrus
	Bhutan	legumes, millets & sorghum
	Xinjiang Uyghur, China	fruit trees
	India (Tamil Nadu)	Millet
2006	Bulgaria	clover
	Senegal & Guinea	African rice
	Egypt	rice
	Xinjiang Uyghur, China	fruit trees
	Papua New Guinea	wild rice & legumes
2005	Myanmar	wild rice & solanaceus vegetables
	Sakhalin, Russia	tartary buckwheat
	Vietnam	yam
	Xinjiang Uyghur, China	fruit trees
	Papua New Guinea	wild rice & legumes
	Korea	Perilla
2004	Myanmar	wild rice
	Papua New Guinea	wild rice & legumes
	Korea	Perilla
2003	Pakistan	mulberry
	Russia & Azerbaijan	beat
	Turkey	fruit trees
	Vietnam	tea
	Korea	Perilla
	Indonesia	sweet potato
2002	Australia	wild rice
	Myanmar	food legumes
	Vietnam	tea
	Korea	Perilla
	Sri Lanka	rice & legumes
	Indonesia	sweet potato
2001	Myanmar	food legumes, Sorghum & other grasses
	Sri Lanka	rice & legumes
	Indonesia	sweet potato
	Vietnam	rice
2000	Italy, France & Spain	grasses
	Myanmar	rice, buckwheat, Job’s tear & elephant foot yam
	Vietnam	legumes
	Sri Lanka	rice & legumes
	Vietnam	rice
1999	Greece	Brassica
	Myanmar	rice
	Spain	Citrus
	Thailand	sugarcane
	Vietnam	rice
1998	Armenia & Georgia	fruit trees
	Greece	wheat & barley
	Vietnam	rice & Citrus
	Chile	tomato
1997	Kazakhstan	Allium
	Thailand	tropical fruits
	Vietnam	rice, Citrus & loquat
	The Philippines	sweet potato
	Chile	tomato
1996	Kenya	Sorghum
	Poland, Czech & Slovakia	grasses
	Vietnam	rice
	Vietnam	Citrus & vegetables ^*2
	The Philippines	sweet potato
	Chile	tomato
1995	Bulgaria & Greece	oat & Medicago
	Kenya	wild Cucurbitaceae & Solanaceae
	Paraguay & Bolivia	food legumes
	Sri Lanka	tea
	Turkmenistan & the Caucasus	fruit trees ^*2
	Vietnam	cultivated and wild rice ^*2
1994	Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan	wild Tulipa & Allium
	Pakistan	wheat & barley
	The Philippines	sweet potato
	Russia	wild relatives of wheat & barley ^*2
	Vietnam	taro
	Vietnam	rice ^*2
1993	Ecuador & Bolivia	root crops
	Ghana	vegetables & legumes
	Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan	Allium, Cucumis & food legumes
	Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Kazakhstan	wheat, barley & wild relatives ^*2
	Vietnam	rice & legumes
1992	Brazil	pineapple
	India	sesame
	Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan	fruit trees (wild) ^*2
	Madagascar	rice
	Mexico	mulberry
	Russia	grasses ^*2
1991	Pakistan	cereals & food legumes ^*2
	Poland	vegetables
	Sri Lanka & Thailand	millets
	Uruguay & Chile	sweet potato & potato
	USSR	cold temperate grasses
1990	Finland & Sweden	Trifolium & timothy
	Malaysia	food legumes
	Morocco & Spain	wild Beta
	Thailand	cultivated and wild rice
1989	Algeria	wheat & barley
	France & Italy	wine grape
	Greece	wild Tulipa & Allium
	Malaysia & Thailand	sweet potato
	Pakistan	cereals & food legumes ^*2
1988	Argentine	alfalfa
	India	sugarcane, tea & mulberry
	Indonesia	rice
	Indonesia	Citrus ^*2
	Nepal	Rhododendron & Lilium
1987	Italy, Greece & Israel	fruit trees
	Morocco & Syria	wheat & barley
	Nepal	food legumes
	Nigeria	vegetables
	Papua New Guinea	root crops & banana ^*2
1986	Indonesia & Thailand	Citrus ^*2
	Morocco, Portugal & Spain	grasses
	Papua New Guinea	root crops ^*2
	Peru & Ecuador	wild Solanum & Ipomoea
	Tanzania	millets, sesame & sorghum
	Thailand	rice & vegetables
1985	Argentine	groundnut & maize
	Italy, Hungary & Yugoslavia	wheat barley, & wild relatives
	Nepal	cereals, fruit trees & vegetables ^*2
	Papua New Guinea	sweet potato & sugarcane
	Taiwan	fruit trees
	Thailand	soybean
1984	Brunei & Nepal	cereals, fruit trees & vegetables ^*2
	India, Thailand & Indonesia	tea
	Korea	azuki bean & cowpea
	New Zealand	rush & forage crops
	N. America	wine grape
	Thailand & Malaysia	Citrus ^*2
1983	Bangladesh	cultivated & wild rice
	Indonesia	soybean
	Mexico, Costa Rica, Peru & Bolivia	tomato, bell pepper & pumpkin
	Thailand & the Philippines	elephant foot yam
	Turkey & Egypt	wheat & barley
1982	Italy & France	Italian ryegrass
1981	Ivory Coast, Nigeria & India	rice & sorghum
1980	Holland & Poland	beat & potato
1979	USA, Columbia & Venezuela	warm temperate grasses, sweet potato & quinoa
1978	Nepal & India	legumes & leaf vegetables
1977	Italy & Hungary	rice
	Spain & Italy	vegetables
1976	Peru & Mexico	potato & maize
1975	India	Citrus

Overseas cooperation in joint field studies and explorations collecting microorganism genetic resources
Fiscal year	Region	Target microorganism
2007	Tibet	Lactic acid bacteria
	Myanmar	Blast fungus
2005	Taiwan and Malaysia	Exobasidium blister of tea
2004	China	Lactic acid bacteria
2003	USA	Oomycetes
2002	Vietnam	Fermenting bacteria
2000	Indonesia	Plant pathogenic and plant-associated Pseudomonas
1999	Russia	Entomopathogenic nematodes
1998	Taiwan	Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
1997	Thailand	Citrus tristeza virus
1996	Nepal	Antagonistic bacteria
1995	China	Soybean rhizobia
1994	Australia	Agrobacterium
	Sri Lanka	Rice pathogenic microorganisms
1993	Thailand	Lactic acid bacteria
1992	China	Blast fungus
1991	Thailand	Halophilic microorganisms
1990	New Zealand	Mushroom
1989	Thailand	Antagonistic bacteria
1988	Nepal	Fermentation microorganisms
1987	Thailand	Diazotroph
	Indonesia	Livestock parasitic protozoa

^*1 All joint field studies and explorations collecting genetic resources have been and will be prepared in cooperation with the counterpart countries settling mutual agreement and done respecting and observing international terms and national rules. Genetic resources collected were divided into two subsets: one for conservation in the countries and another introduced into Japan under a MTA with the providing countries.
^*2 These were joint explorations finantially supported by the Bioversity International (IBPGR/IPGRI formerly).

Multiplication of plant genetic resources (seeds) in foreign countries
Fiscal years	Region	Crops
2003-2008	Taiwan & Thailand	vegetables & food legumes
2000-2004	Russia	wheat and barley
2000-2002	Vietnam	food legumes
2000-2002	Taiwan	rice

International symposium, workshops, seminars, etc. held by NIAS on genetic resources
Date	Subject
October 18, 2011	The 15th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Asia and the Pacific: Impacts and Future Directions Proceedings
September 14-17, 2009	The 14th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Genetic Resources and Comparative Genomics of Legumes (Glycine and Vigna) Proceedings (Contents): Glycine Genetic Resources Vigna Genetic Resources Genetic and Molecular Analysis of Soybean Genome Asian Vigna Genome Research Genetic Transformation of Vigna Species: Current Status and Future Prospectives Present State and Prospect of Soybean Production and Soybean Breeding in Japan Present Status and Future Perspectives of Glycine and Vigna in India Interspecific Hybridization of Vigna radiata x 13 wild Vigna Species Present Status and Future Perspectives of Glycine and Vigna in Thailand Status of Glycine and Vigna in the Lao PDR Present Status and Future Perspectives of Soybean Production in Indonesia Status and Future Perspectives of Vigna (Mungbean and Azuki bean) Production and Research in China Azuki Bean Cultivation in Hokkaido and Breeding at Tokachi Agr. Exp. Station Genetic Diversity and Its Use in Soybean Brown Stem Rot and Phytophthora Stem Rot: Limiting Factors in Azuki Bean Production Breeding Soybean Cyst Nematode Resistant Azuki Bean using Wild Vigna Germplasm
August 23-25, 2005	The 13th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Rice Genome and Plant Genetic Resources (NIAS/SABRAO) Proceedings
October 11-14, 2004	The 12th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Genetic and Functional Diversity of Agricultural Microorganisms (EPOCHAL TSUKUBA, Tsukuba, Japan) Proceedings
September 24-26, 2003	The 11th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: The Genus Oryza Proceedings
December 11-12, 2002	The 10th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Genetic Present Status and Genetic Variability of Animal Genetic Resources in Asian Region (NIAS, Tsukuba, Japan) Proceedings
May 26-27, 2002	The 9th NIAS International Workshop on Genetic Resources: International Collaborative Research on Plant Genetic Resources under “International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” Proceedings
November 28 - December 1, 2000	The 8th MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Integration of Biodiversity and Genome Technology for Crop Improvement (MAFF, STA/JISTEC) Proceedings
October 13-15, 1999	The 7th MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Wild Legumes and In Situ Conservation Research Proceedings
November 4-5, 1998	The 6th MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Genetic Diversity and Conservation of Animal Genetic Resources (NIAR, Tsukuba, Japan) Proceedings
October 20-23, 1998	JIRCAS/IPGRI International Symposium: Cryopreservation of Tropical Plant Germplasm
March 18-20, 1998	The 5th MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Diversity and Use of Agricultural Microorganisms Proceedings
October 22-24, 1996	The 4th MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Characterization and Evaluation - New Approach for Improved Use of Plant Genetic Resources Proceedings
December 5-7, 1995	The 3rd MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Genetic Animal Genetic Resources: Efficient Conservation and Effective Use (NIAR, Tsukuba, Japan) Proceedings
December 5-7, 1994	The 2nd MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Soil Microorganisms Proceedings
May 15-17, 1994	The 1st MAFF International Workshop on Genetic Resources: Root and Tuber Crops Proceedings
October 21-24, 1980	IBPGR International Symposium: Crop Genetic Resources of the Far East and the Pacific

A capacity building group training course on conservation and uses of plant genetic resources provided by NIAS under the scheme of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
Country	83-95	96	97	98	99	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	subtotal
East & Southeast Asia																74
China	13															13
Fiji	2															2
Indonesia	6			1	1	1	1									10
Korea	6															6
Laos	1															1
Malaysia	4															4
Myanmar	1			1	1	1	1	1	1						2	9
Mongolia	1											2				3
Philippines	8															8
Samoa						1										1
Thailand	12										1					13
Vietnam	1	1		1									1			4
South Asia																51
Bangladesh	5									1	1					7
India	6		1											1		8
Nepal	1	2						1				1				5
Pakistan	9	1	2						2	1			2	1		18
Sri Lanka	7	1			1							1		1	1	12
Bhutan									1							1
Central Asia																18
Iran	6				1	1	1	1								10
Syria		1			1	1						1				4
Turkey	2	1					1									4
Central & South America																40
Argentine	8			1												9
Brazil	9		1													10
Chile	3			1				1							1	6
Costa Rica			1													1
Cuba	2															2
Ecuador				1												1
Mexico	1															1
Panama	1															1
Paraguay	3									1						4
Peru	2				1											3
Uruguay					1	1										2
Africa																19
Algeria						1										1
Ghana	1															1
Kenya			1					1	1							3
Madagascar											1		1	1		3
Malawi							1									1
Tanzania	4										1					5
Togo													1			1
Tunisia	1			1												2
Zimbabwe		1								1						2
Total	126	8	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	202

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