Constitution of JSTA

　This Society, founded in 1957,shall he named the Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture, hre inafter referred to as the "JSTA".

1. Objectives
　The objective of the Society is to promote the increase and diffusion of all aspects of knowledge relating to tropical agriculture.Tropical agriculture in the broadest sense will include the following areas:

Agricultural Chemistry
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Engineering
Agronomy
Animal Science
Cultural Anthropology
Food Processing
Forestry
Horticulture
International Cooperation
Rural Sociology
etc.

2. Activities
　The society shall pursue the following to achive us objectives:

(1)To hold annual meetings and academic meetings where members of the society can report the findings of their studies.
(2)To publish the society's journal and other publications.

3. Awards
　The Society has established three awards.These awards shall be awarded each year to those members of the society who have contributed significantly to the development of tropical agriculture or have made outstanding achievements in the field of tropical agriculture.

4. Membership
　The Society has the following types:

I. Individual
　　(1) Full　\8,000
　　(2) Student　\4,000
　　(3) Foreigner　\3,000
II. Organization　\21,000
III. Supporting　\30,000

I.  (1) A "full member" is one in complete accord with the society's goals.
 　(2) A "student member" is one who desires to join the society as a student belonging
　　　　to an educational institution(except foreigner).
 　(3) A "foreigner member" should have own citizenship (including student).
II. An "organization member" may be a group, organization or an individual with an
　　intention to support the Society's objectives.

5. Address of Society

　Japanese Society for Tropical Agriculture (JSTA)
　1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-0880, Japan
　Nihon University, College of Bioresource Sciences, Department of Agricultural Bioscience
　E-Mail： jsta@trop-agri.jp