Please join us at the SunRice office in Leeton or online to hear from renowned researcher, Dr Naoki Katayama from the National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, who will be presenting about biodiversity conservation in Japanese rice fields.
Monday 16 December, 2024: 10:30 am-12:00 pm.
Naoki’s work has long been a source of inspiration for the Bitterns in Rice Project and our efforts to implement wildlife-friendly rice farming initiatives. He is in Australia on a 12-month sabbatical at University of QLD.
Please RSVP to Neil Bull – nbull@rga.org.au – to attend in person or be added to the Microsoft Teams invite list.
Japanese rice fields. Photos by Naoki Katayama.
Matt Herring and Naoki Katayama are collaborating on a global review of the biodiversity value of rice fields, together with other researchers from around the world.
