• Host/Secretariat: NARO Development Strategy Center (NDSC) 

主催 ：農研機構NARO開発戦略センター（NDSC） 

• Partner: Japan Biochar Research Center (JBRC), Ritsumeikan University

共催 ：立命館大学日本バイオ炭研究センター

• WS Format: Hybrid (Zoom and In-person)

開催形式 ：ハイブリット（Zoomおよび対面） 

• Venue: Ritsumeikan University Osaka Ibaraki Campus (OIC), B374  Colloquium (Floor Guide) 

会場 ：立命館大学大阪いばらきキャンパス B棟3階B374（コロキウム）交通アクセス・フロアガイド

• Friday, February 27, 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM 

日程 ：2026年2月27日（金）14:00-16:30

• Participants: 50 in-person and up to 100 online

Expected attendees include BRIDGE program stakeholders, members of the Japan Biochar Association, stakeholders of the Japan Biochar Consortium, and representatives from research institutions and related organizations (approximately 50 participants). All participants will be required to submit a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

対面参加：約50名（Web参加：最大100名）

対象：BRIDGE課題関係者、関連省庁、農研機構を含むバイオ炭研究者、日本バイオ炭普及会、日本バイオ炭コンソーシアム、BRIDGE協議会バイオ炭分科会に参画する企業・デベロッパー等

※参加者全員に「秘密保持誓約書」の提出を求める。

• Registration: Online registration via the URL link

申込方法： URLリンクから登録（オンライン申し込み)

Vietnam: 

• Prof. Mai Van Trinh 

Director General, Institute for Agricultural Environment (IAE)  

• Prof. Hoang Thi Thai Hoa 

Dean of the Faculty of Agronomy,  

University of Agriculture and Forestry, Hue University

Thailand:

• Dr. Theerawut Chutinanthakun 

Department of Agriculture (DOA), Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives (MOAC) 

• Dr. Amnat Chidthaisong

Deputy Director, The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) 

• Dr. Nittaya Cha-un 

The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) 

• Dr. Patikorn Sriphirom

Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Silpakorn University, Sanamchandra Palace Campus 

• Ms. Wanlee Amonpon 

Director, Rayong Field Crop Research Center,  Field and Renewable Energy, Crops Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agricultural and Cooperatives                                                                           

• Dr. Bualuang Faiyue 

Deputy Director, Sustainable Environment Research Institute (SERI), Chulalongkorn University 

Indonesia: 

• Prof. Dr. Ir. Dedi Nursyamsi, MAgr 

Senior Agricultural Extensionist, Lecturer of Bogor Agriculture Development Polytecnic (BADP) 

• Prof. Dr. Ir. Widowati, M.P.

Soil Science, Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University,

Registration （13:30-14:00)

Opening （14:00-14:10)

Prof. Akira SHIBATA (Director of JBRC)

Biochar for Agriculture in Vietnam (14:10-14:30)

Prof. Hoang Thi Thai Hoa (HUAF)

Biochar for Agriculture in Thailand （14:30-15:00)

Dr. Amnat Chidthaisong (JGSEE-KMUTT)

Coffee break （15:00-15:10)

Initiatives of Tromso in Vietnam (15:10-15:30）

Mr. Yuichi Yanaka (General Manager, Tromso Co., Ltd.)

Biochar Business Ecosystem （15:30-15:50)

Prof. Yuichi Yoda (JBRC, Ritsumeikan University) 

Panel Discussion: Biochar Credits and Opportunities in ASEAN Countries （15:50-16:20)

Dr. Ayaka Kishimoto, Dr. Mai Van Trinh, Dr. Theerawut Chutinanthakun, Dr. Nittaya Cha-un, Dr. Ir. Widowati, M.P, 

Mr. Tran Thanh Tung

Closing（16:20-16:30)

Dr. Yasuyuki Okimori (JBRC, Ritsumeikan University)