Prof. Emeritus Hisayoshi Hayashi
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JapanSpeech Title: Agricultural Science and Food Education: Contributing to the development of healthier human generations
Abstract: The primary goal of the educational activities of universities is to provide specialized education for the development of human resources in the relevant field. On the other hand, in recent years, universities are also required to contribute to society. Agricultural science is an academic discipline that plays an important role in the agricultural industry, and its scope is extremely diverse. It is also a field related to food, which is directly related to human survival. With the modernization of society, roles have become increasingly divided, and people live by eating food without understanding how it is produced. As the world population exceeds 10 billion in the 21st century, and hunger is difficult to solve, it is necessary to develop food education that will develop all people to understand food production.
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).