Smart Net-Zero (SNZ) 2025 Workshop- Sustainable Low-Carbon Rice
Regional Landscape of Sustainable Rice Production: Integrated Low-Carbon Technologies and Business Innovations

October 21-22, 2025: Worksop
October 23, 2025: Field Trip
Venue: Hotel National, Taichung, Taiwan

Objectives   

  • Identify scalable low-carbon practices
  • Tailor solutions to regional contexts
  • Promote business and economic opportunities
  • Facilitate knowledge exchange
  • Develop actionable recommendations

Organizers  

  • Food and Fertilizer Technology Center for the Asian and Pacific Region (FFTC)
  • Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Taiwan

Partners  

  • International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
  • Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Japan
  • National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan
  • Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University (IDCSA, NCHU), Taiwan
  • International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF), Taiwan
  • Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VAAS), Viernam 

SNZ Project

Enhancing international cooperation for sustainable agri-food systems towards net-zero (2023-2026)

Funding

SNZ Project is funded by Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), Taiwan R.O.C.

Speakers

Yasuhito Shirato

Takashi Yamano

Kazuki Saito

Hayashi Keiichi