reporter
Name Affiliation Title Haruka Hatanaka Junior Specialist, South America Division, Latin America Department
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Date: November 18, 2025
Organizer: Brazilian Agricultural and Pastoral Corporation (Embrapa)
Venue Name (Pavilion Name)：Agri Zone
speaker
Name Affiliation Title Sr. Carlos FAVARO Ministry of Agriculture, Brazil
(MAPA) Dr. Silvia MASSRUHA, Minister of Agriculture Brazilian Agricultural and Pastoral Research Corporation
(Embrapa) Dr. Edson Sano, President, Embrapa Brazilian Agricultural and Pastoral Research Corporation
(Embrapa) Dr. Ieda Mendes, Embrapa Cerrados Researcher, and others Brazilian Agricultural and Pastoral Research Corporation
（Embrapa Cerrados Researcher Teiji Hayashi Embassy of Japan in Brazil Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in Brazil
Background and Objectives
Signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the technical cooperation project “Project for restoration of degraded pastures and sustainable conversion of agricultural lands in the Cerrado region” (early adoption of the 2025 Request Survey) at the event.
To present the results of a proof-of-concept (PoC) project in progress for an already adopted technical cooperation project.
Contents
The “Technical Cooperation Project for Restoration of Degraded Pastureland and Conversion of Agricultural Land”, which was requested by the Brazilian government at the time of the 2025 Request Survey, was reported early, and a signing ceremony for the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the technical cooperation project “Project for Restoration of Degraded Pastureland and Sustainable Conversion of Agricultural Land in the Cerrado Region” (project adopted early in the 2025 Request Survey) was held at the COP30 venue. The signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for the technical cooperation project “Degraded Pastureland Restoration and Sustainable Agricultural Land Conversion Project in the Cerrado Region (Early Adoption Project)” was held at the venue of COP30. In conjunction with the signing ceremony, Vice President Miyazaki, counterpart organizations, and the Embassy of Japan in Brazil each delivered a speech on the significance and expected impact of the project. In addition, a researcher from Brazil’s Agricultural and Pastoral Research Corporation (Emprapa), the Brazilian implementing agency for the project, presented the results of a proof-of-concept (PoC) project underway for the project.
Details of the event schedule are as follows
16:30-16:50: Opening Remarks & Video Presentation by President Embrapa
16:50-17:00: Speech (Mr. Miyazaki, Vice President, JICA)
17:00-17:30: Presentation on the new discipline and results of the Proof of Concept (PoC)
Embrapa (Sano Research Fellow)
17:30-17:40: Speech by President Embrapa
●17:40-17:50: Speech (Minister of MAPA)
17:50-18:00: MoC Signing & Photo Shoot (MAPA Minister, President Embrapa, Vice President Miyazaki)
18:00: Closing of the meeting
*After the closing of the meeting, the MOC unsigned minutes were signed in a separate room, and both parties expressed their gratitude for the successful conclusion of the event and confirmed further progress in their cooperation. At the end of the meeting, JICA mentioned the Brazilian government’s request for participation in the Green Expo.
At the MOC signing ceremony (Vice President Miyazaki, Embrapa President Silvia, and MAPA Minister of Agriculture Carlos)
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