Prof. Emeritus Hisayoshi Hayashi
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JapanSpeech Title: To be updated
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Biography: Dr. Hisayoshi Hayashi graduated from University of Tsukuba in 1980. After working as an extension officer in Nagano Prefecture for one year, he moved to Chushin Agricultural Experiment Station, where he worked in the field crop cultivation department for six years. He then moved to University of Tsukuba, where he served as a professor at the Laboratory of Crop Production Systems and the Laboratory of Crop Science, before being appointed professor emeritus at University of Tsukuba in April 2023. He is a former president of the Japanese Society of Farm Work Research and a fellow of Japan Association of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. Since April 2023, he has been leading training programs for extension workers, researchers, and government officials in developing countries as a training advisor at Japan International Cooperation Agency Tsukuba Center (JICA Tsukuba).