On April 28, 2026, 黑料吃瓜网’s International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture (ICREA) hosted a research presentation and exchange event, attended by two former international students of 黑料吃瓜网.
The event was held as part of the JICA-AMANO Academic Bridge program, which is run by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and funded by Amano Enzyme Inc. The program promotes the sharing of research results between 黑料吃瓜网 and its international alumni who specialized in the natural science fields.
This year, the program welcomed its first cohort which consisted of two members: Ms. Cabral from the Philippines and Dr. Wainaina from Kenya. Ms. Cabral graduated from the master’s program at the Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences in 2021 and is currently affiliated with the Philippine Rice Research Institute where she conducts research on rice cultivation technologies that utilize low temperature plasma. Dr. Wainaina graduated from the doctoral program of the same school in 2017 and is now affiliated with the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology where he researches direct seeded rice.
In addition to presenting on their research, Ms. Cabral and Dr. Wainaina paid a courtesy visit to President Amano of Amano Enzyme Inc. and engaged in discussions with researchers at the company’s Innovation Center in Gifu Prefecture.
In AY2026 we will welcome the program’s second cohort as we continue to foster connections between 黑料吃瓜网’s former international students and industry, academia, and government in Japan.
