The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Technology Center (AFFRIT)

Tsukuba Business-Academia Cooperation Support Center, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Council Secretariat of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan (MAFF) was established in 1978 as Tsukuba Office and has been planning and operating various research facilities for supporting experimental research activities of research agencies, prefectural organizations and universities. The Tsukuba Business-Academia Cooperation Support Center is currently managing two centers, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Technology Center (AFFRIT) and Tsukuba Bioscience hall (TBH). The AFFRIT has developed and operated various information technologies such as high performance network systems, database systems, and computer cluster systems including super computers. On the other hand, the TBH is supporting research collaboration, especially industry-academia-government research activity.