Today, we conducted a direct shearing test. I usually work on analysis in my research and do not have much opportunity to do soil tests, so I started by learning from the side. The local researchers were very good at making samples, and they were beautifully formed. We also discussed […]
MNGD： AASTU
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In March 2024, Prof. Kamei (University of Miyazaki) and Dr. Iwai (Kyoto University) were invited to give a public lecture at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). Mr. Berachow (Lecturer, AASTU) who visited Japan for short-term training last year presented the progress and results of experiments conducted in the […]
In March 2024, three Japanese professors, Prof. Kamei (University of Miyazaki), Dr. Fukubayashi (University of Miyazaki), and Dr. Iwai (Kyoto University), visited the soil laboratory at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. They checked the progress of experiments with Ethiopian researchers and conducted experiments. In 2019 when the MNGD project […]
On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Dr. Dereje Engida, the President of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) which is one of the counterpart institutions of SATREPS-MNGD project visited Kyoto University with the following five scholars from Ethiopia. The visit was arranged through the invitation by JICA Ethiopia Office, At […]
Grain milling machine installed near the soil laboratory where the MNGD project is being tested at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. It is used to grind locally collected plants into powder. Before grinding the coffee husks, the lecturer, Wendimu, filled the gaps with black cotton soil, which is usually […]
We visited the lab at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, where female researchers are working tirelessly on experiments for the MNGD project. Their dashing white coats were impressive. ＊You can find the article archived here.
Dr. Fukubayashi and Dr. Kamei from University of Miyazaki and Dr. Sawamura from Kyoto University arrived in Addis Ababa.They had a dinner at an Ethiopian restaurant in Addis Ababa city to enjoy the reunion with Dr. Fitsum, Dr. Elias, Dr. Girma and other friendship members from Addis Ababa Science and Technology […]
In March 2023, Prof. Kamei from University of Miyazaki and Prof. Sawamura from Kyoto University visited Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) to conduct experiments with local staff and students, including Mr. Belachew as lecturer and Mr. Wendimu as research assistant. Prof. Kamei tested the effects of different sizes of […]
In November 2022, Dr. Kamei, University of Miyazaki, conducted an experiment to grind coffee parchment with a large grinder at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. →MNGD Project YouTube Channel
This picture shows a failure plane observed in a uniaxial compression test using a sample of black cotton soil mixed with FSP and lime. The sample was very brittle to the touch, and I felt more like sand than clay. It will be interesting to see how it behaves in […]
Heated Discussion in the Laboratory Dr. Fukubayashi of the University of Miyazaki, the leader of Component 1, visited the laboratory of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). Strike while the iron is hot. With the heat still on from the recent JCC meeting, key members gathered for a heated […]
The meteorological instruments have been installed since 2020 in the experimental plots created by the MNGD project on the campus of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. We can see the meteorological data(temperature, rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed etc.) in Addis Ababa on this website.