IDACA NEWS

A public relations newspaper that introduces IDACA's activities

2026.08.27
No.129

<IDACA News>

IDACA Invited to International Policy Roundtable -Decentralization and Rural Development Discussed in Liberia

 

<Reports on Projects>

・HRD Project: Human Resource Development in Cooperation with ASEAN Universities

 

<Reports on Training Courses>

・ICA-MAFF (Japan) Training Course on "Capacity Building of Rural Women

on Their Roles for Vitalization of Rural Economy" in FY 2025

・Message from the participant (Tanzania)

・ICA Follow-up Program Report

- On-site Survey in the Philippines and Indonesia-

 

<Editors‘s Note>

・Dear Sales and Happiness Manager, Kumamoto Prefectural Government

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2026.04.30
No.128

<IDACA News>

Message from the New President

 

<Reports on Projects>

・IDACA Joins Pacific Dialogue on Cooperatives and the Blue-Green Economy in Fiji

・Progress report: Advisory Project for Strengthening Japan-Vietnam Cooperation

in Agricultural Human resource Development

・Cabinet Office “BRIDGE” Program:Decarbonizing Agriculture

-Japan’s Technology and International Standardization of Methodologies

・Training Workshops for Foreign Agricultural Workers Held in Tokushima and Kagoshima

・The Information and Consultation on Employment in Japanese Agriculture

in Thailand and India

・“The Project for Strengthening the System to Attract Foreign Human Resources,” Conducted with the Cooperation of IDACA-Message from Teruya Inagaki, National Chamber of Agriculture-

・The AFGC Annual Meeting Held in Taipei-

 

<Editors‘s Note>

・Smelly, bitter, loud -and fascinating

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2025.12.26
No.127

<IDACA's News>

・Cooperatives: Cultivating a Better Future for All

 

<Buisiness Reports>

・IDACA Participates in International Event

 – TICAD9, ICC 2025, Osaka International Symposium-

・Reconsidering the Significance and Value of Agricultural Cooperatives

 – Lecture Program, Field Studies, and Expert Meeting

・Seminar Held on Foreign Human Resources in Agriculture;

 IDACA Executives and Staff Participate as Speakers-

・First Information Session and Consultation on Employment in Japanese Agriculture in Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan

・IDACA Participates in the 17th Regional Assembly of ICA-AP

 – Cooperatives Build a Better World –

 

<Reports on Training Courses>

・ICA-MAFF Training Course on “Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture and Improvement of Farmer’s Income through Development of Agricultural Cooperatives in FY-2025”

 -To learn about farmer organizations to promote sustainable agriculture

・Continued: Message from Mr. Bonilla, a former  participant of ICA-MAFF Training Course

・Delegation from the Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission, visiting in Japan, widens their views on the cooperative movement

・Fiji's Deputy Prime Minister showing a strong interest in Japanese agricultural cooperatives, visits JA Chibatokatu 

 

<Editor's Note>

・A Year Flies By - Looking Back Through Rice

 

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2025.08.27
NO.126

<IDACA's News>

IDACA Reports on Progress in International Cooperation and JA's Agricultural DX Initiatives 

 

<Business Reports>

・IDACA speaks at the IYC Symposium on“Cooperatives and International Cooperation”

・Advisory Project for Strengthening Japan-Vietnam Agricultural Human Resources Development Cooperation    

  -Dispatch of Experts to Vietnam

・Internship Program Conducted in Partnership with YoshinoyaHoldings

・Information and Consultation on Employment in Japanese Agriculture in Bali, Indonesia

 

<Reports on Training Courses>

・Training Program on Enhancing Cooperative Management for Thai Government Officials and Cooperative Managers

・ICA Follow-Up Project: Second Follow-Up for Pacific Island Country

 

<Editor's Note>

・Bias vs. Sustainability ~Can We Adapt to Maggots for a Sustainable Future?~

 

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2025.05.01
NO.125

<IDACA's News>

Participating in the IYC 2025 kickoff event to strengthen the collaboration among Cooperatives

 

<Business Reports>

・Recruitment of foreign nationals with specific skills in Indonesia and Vietnam

・Foreign Skilled Workers Participate in Regional Training Sessions

 In Tokushima, Gunma, and Kagoshima

・Executive Director of IDACA Speaks at the “Cooperative Forum” Symposium

・The AFGC holds its meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam

 

<Reports on Training Courses>

・Capacity Building of Rural Women on Their Roles for Vitalization of Rural Economy in FY2024

   ~Learn about improving the social status and income of rural women~

    Message from a Participant

・ICA Follow-Up Project : First Follow-Up for Pacific Island Country

 

<Editor's Note>

・A Simple Tweet, A Complex Problem: Understanding Food Waste

 

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