Moonshot Research and Development ProgramAgrobiotechnological Direct Air Capture

Towards Carbon Circulation Society

Subject I. Development of Super DAC rice with enhanced CO₂ absorption and fixation capacity

(NARO, TUAT, Nagoya University, The University of Tokyo, Okayama University)

Subject I. Development of Super DAC rice with enhanced CO₂ absorption and fixation capacity

Assigned role	Name	Organization	Department	Post
PI	Shunsuke Adachi	Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT)	Graduate School of Agriculture	Associate Professor
SubPI	Akira Komatsu	NARO	Institute of Agrobiological Sciences	Senior Researcher
	Masao Iwamoto	NARO	Institute of Agrobiological Sciences	Sub Group Leader
	Miki Ohtake	NARO	Institute of Agrobiological Sciences	Postdoctoral Researcher
	Kiyosumi Hori	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Group Leader
	Koki Chigira	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Researcher
	Hironori Itoh	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Senior Researcher
	Yojiro Taniguchi	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Senior Researcher
	Daisuke Ogawa	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Senior Researcher
	Utako Yamanouchi	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Senior Researcher
	Akari Fukuda	NARO	Institute of Crop Science	Senior Researcher
	Motoyuki Ashikari	Nagoya University	Bioscience and Biotechnology Center	Professor
	Tokunori Hobo	Nagoya University	Bioscience and Biotechnology Center	Project Associate Professor
	Keisuke Nagai	Nagoya University	Bioscience and Biotechnology Center	Assistant Professor
	Ayumi Agata	Nagoya University	Bioscience and Biotechnology Center	Assistant Professor
	Toshinori Kinoshita	Nagoya University	Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules	Professor
	Yuki Hayashi	Nagoya University	Graduate School of Science	Assistant Professor
	Mizuki Murao	Nagoya University	Graduate School of Science	Researcher
	Wataru Yamori	The University of Tokyo	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services	Associate Professor
	Yu Wakabayashi	The University of Tokyo	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Institute for Sustainable Agro-ecosystem Services	Assistant Professor
	Yu Tanaka	Okayama University	Graduate School of Environmental Life Science	Associate Professor

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Subject Ⅱ Research on carbon fixation by increasing crop biomass

(NARO, TUAT, Nagoya University, Shinshu University)

Subject Ⅱ. Research on carbon fixation by increasing crop biomass

Assigned role	Name	Organization	Department	Post
PI	Jun-ichi Yonemaru	NARO	Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology	Group Leader
	Hiromi Kajiya-Kanegae	NARO	Research Center for Agricultural Information Technology	Senior Researcher
	Hiroaki Sakai	NARO	Research Center for Advanced Analysis	Unit Leader
	Shoji Matsuura	NARO	Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences	Senior Researcher
	Yoshiro Mano	NARO	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science Nasu Research Station	Group Leader
	Shohei Mitsuhashi	NARO	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science Nasu Research Station	Senior Researcher
	Ryoji Imase	NARO	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science Nasu Research Station	Researcher
	Masumi Ebina	NARO	Institute of Livestock and Grassland Science Nasu Research Station	Chief Researcher
	Akito Kubota	NARO	Tohoku Agricultural Research Center	Senior Researcher
	Kazuyuki Okazaki	NARO	Tohoku Agricultural Research Center	Senior Researcher
	Takashi Sazuka	Nagoya University	Bioscience and Biotechnology Center	Professor
	Satoshi Okada	Nagoya University	Bioscience and Biotechnology Center	Assistant Professor
	Yoshiaki Inukai	Nagoya University	Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences	Professor
	Shunsaku Nishiuchi	Nagoya University	Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences	Assistant Professor
	Shigemitsu Kasuga	Shinshu University	Faculty of Agriculture AFC	Professor
	Taiichiro Ookawa	TUAT	Graduate School of Agriculture	Professor
	Soh Sugihara	TUAT	Graduate School of Agriculture	Associate Professor
	Haruo Tanaka	TUAT	Graduate School of Agriculture	Associate Professor

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Subject Ⅲ Evaluation of economic value and environmental load of resource utilization process in DAC agriculture

(The University Shiga Prefecture, NARO, Saitama University, The University of Tokyo)

Subject Ⅲ. Evaluation of economic value and environmental load of resource utilization process in DAC agriculture

Assigned role	Name	Organization	Department	Post
PI	Ken Tokuyasu	NARO	Institute of Food Research	Group Leader
	Junko Matsuki	NARO	Institute of Food Research	Senior Researcher
	Kenji Yamagishi	NARO	Institute of Food Research	Senior Researcher
	Naoki Yoshikawa	The University of Shiga Prefecture	School of Environmental Science	Lecturer
	Toshihisa Kotake	Saitama University	Graduate School of Science and Engineering	Professor
	Satoshi Kimura	The University of Tokyo	Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences Technology Advancement Center	Technical staff members

ELSI

Assigned role	Name	Organization	Department	Post
ELSI	Jun-ichi Tanaka	NARO	Headquarters	Section chief