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SATREPS is a JST and JICA program for research projects targeting global issues and involving partnerships between researchers in Japan and developing countries.

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2026 / 06 / 02 We are hosting a short-term training program for two researchers and one trainee (June 2nd to August 30th).
2026 / 05 / 29 We hosted a short-term training program for one researcher (March 3 to May 29).
2026 / 05 / 07 We are hosting a short-term training program for one international trainee(May 7 to June 22).
2026 / 02 / 22 The 9th trip to Peru was carried out (February 22–28).
2025 / 12 / 04 The 8th trip to Peru was carried out (from December 4th to 14th).
2025 / 11 / 10 The 2nd Colloquium was held (in Fuchu City).
2025 / 11 / 07 Dr. Oscar was awarded first place for his presentation at the Peruvian Phytopathological Society.
2025 / 10 / 03 At the Peruvian Horticulture Congress, Dr. Arie gave a presentation on wilt disease and also introduced the SATREPS project.
2025 / 10 / 01 We are conducting long-term training (for three master's students) until September 30, 2027.
2025 / 09 / 14 At the "3rd Banana Cultivation Forum 2025," Dr. Oscar introduced the SATREPS project.
2025 / 08 / 15 The 2nd JCC was held at UNALM.
2025 / 08 / 08 Participated in a DEVIDA seminar for farmers in La Morada village, with around 20 participants in attendance.
2025 / 08 / 07 Held a seminar for farmers and farmer organizations at the Cotomonillo village meeting hall, with around 90 participants in attendance.
2025 / 08 / 05 Sampling was conducted in fields where diseased plants were identified through drone imagery.
2025 / 08 / 05 We conducted sampling of diseased plants and soil at field sites in Huánuco State (through August 11).
2025 / 08 / 04 We held a research coordination meeting at the UNAS.
2025 / 08 / 02 The 7th Peru trip was held (July 31st to September 2nd).
2025 / 07 / 15 Our project was featured in AERA, a weekly magazine published by The Asahi Shimbun Company.
2025 / 07 / 01 "Impact and Control of Transboundary and Invasive Banana (Musa spp.) Wilt Pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense” was published in a book.
2025 / 06 / 02 Featured in the June issue of JSTnews.
2025 / 06 / 02 One technician from UNAS received training at INIA (June 2–13).
2025 / 03 / 25 We presented our research findings at the Japan–Korea Joint Symposium held in Takamatsu City.
2025 / 03 / 13 The 6th Peru trip was held (March 13-15).
2025 / 03 / 04 Presented at the 17th European Congress of Filamentous Fungi Genetics (ECFG17, Dublin, Ireland).
2025 / 02 / 09 We conducted a short-term training program for Ms.Maria del Carmen Gonzales Miranda (UNALM) from February 9 to March 22.
2025 / 01 / 23 We presented our research results at a symposium hosted by RIKEN in Wako.
2024 / 11 / 11 We presented our research findings at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
2024 / 11 / 11 The 5th Peru trip was held (until November 29).
2024 / 11 / 04 We participated in the 23rd Filamentous Fungal Molecular Biology Conference (FY2024).
2024 / 10 / 30 We presented a lecture on “Establishment of an Alert System for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the causal agent of banana and plantain wilt, and Disease Mitigation Strategies” at the kickoff symposium of the SATREPS project “Utilization Technology of Rubber Seeds for Green Products to Mitigate Global Warming and Plastic Pollution” (Project Leader: Professor Shinji Kanehashi).
2024 / 10 / 28 We held the 1st Colloquium in Fuchu City with trainees visiting Japan from the Peruvian partner institutions.
2024 / 10 / 18 We received the Student Presentation Award at the 2024 Meeting of the Kanto Division of the Phytopathological Society of Japan.
2024 / 10 / 17 We presented our research findings at the 31st Soil-Borne Disease Workshop held in Tsukuba City.
2024 / 10 / 10 We conducted a short-term training program for Ms.Liliana María Aragón Caballero (UNALM), Mr.Angel Alfonso Palomo Herrera (UNALM), Mr.Oscar Esmael Cabezas Huayllas (UNAS), Mr.Victorino Rivas Pulache (UNAS), and Mr.Julio Alfonso Chia Wong (UNAS) from October 10 to 30.
2024 / 09 / 28 We presented our research findings at the International Conference of Agricultural Science “Climate-Smart and Resilient Agriculture for Sustainable Development” (ICAS, Can Tho, Vietnam).
2024 / 09 / 13 We presented our research findings at the 2024 Meeting of the Kanto Division of the Phytopathological Society of Japan held in Fuchu City.
2024 / 08 / 27 The 1st JCC (August 9) was featured in the online edition of Redagrícola, an agricultural media outlet in South America.
2024 / 08 / 21 Nippon Gene Co., Ltd. has commercialized a LAMP primer set that specifically identifies banana Fusarium wilt pathogens and their races.
2024 / 08 / 09 We held the 1st JCC at UNALM.
2024 / 08 / 05 A plant disease diagnostic laboratory was established at UNAS.
2024 / 07 / 25 The 4th Peru trip was held (until October 13).
2024 / 07 / 02 We presented our research findings at the 20th International Plant Protection Congress (XX IPPC, Athens, Greece) from July 1 to 5.
2024 / 06 / 14 We presented a lecture on “Panama Disease of Banana” at the Society For Molecular Biology of Filamentous Fungi.
2024 / 04 / 17 We received the Student Presentation Award at the 2024 Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan held in Sendai City.
2024 / 04 / 01 We are hosting one doctoral student for long-term training (through March 31, 2027).
2024 / 03 / 28 We held an annual progress meeting at the JST Tokyo Headquarters.
2024 / 03 / 24 We presented our research findings at the 2024 Spring Meeting of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science held in Atsugi City.
2024 / 03 / 13 We presented our research findings at the 2024 Meeting of the Phytopathological Society of Japan held in Sendai City (March 13–14).
2024 / 03 / 03 The 3rd Peru trip was held (until March 7).
2024 / 01 / 22 We conducted a short-term training program for Mr. Angel Alfonso Palomo Herrera and Ms. Maria Del Carmen Gonzales Miranda of UNALM from January 20 to February 25.
2024 / 01 / 12 We gave a debriefing report at the JICA Headquarters after returning to Japan.
2024 / 01 / 11 We conducted a short-term training program for Ms. Rosa Maria Cabrera Pintado (INIA) from January 9 to May 30.
2023 / 12 / 12 We initiatedlow environmental impact pest control trials for banana wilt disease.
2023 / 12 / 09 We conducted wilt disease sampling in banana fields in the Mara region.
2023 / 12 / 04 We conducted a training workshop at UNALM on the detection of wilt pathogens and their races using the LAMP method (until December 14).
2023 / 12 / 01 The 2nd Peru trip was held (until December 19).
2023 / 11 / 14 We conducted a demonstration using a turbidimeter for the LAMP primer set designed to detect the banana wilt pathogen.
2023 / 11 / 06 Nippon Gene Co., Ltd. has announced that it is in the process of preparing a LAMP primer set for commercialization, which enables specific identification of banana Fusarium wilt pathogens and their races.
2023 / 08 / 15 Our team visited the Embassy of Japan in Peru, along with the local offices of JICA and JETRO in Lima.
2023 / 08 / 14 A kickoff meeting was held in the La Molina, involving UNALM and INIA.
2023 / 08 / 08 A three-day survey of banana plantations was conducted in the Tingo Maria region from August 8 to 10.
2023 / 08 / 07 A kickoff symposium was held in the Tingo Maria (UNAS).
2023 / 08 / 06 We made T-shirts to raise awareness of our activities.