Is a stepwise differentiation of compliance levels within a single GAP standard necessary? The case of public GAP standards in Southeast Asia

• Project/Area Number: 15K07631
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural science in rural society and development
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Amekawa Yuichiro 九州大学, 農学研究院, 助教 (00743634)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MORITAKA Masahiro 九州大学, 農学研究院, 准教授 (20423585)
• Research Collaborator: Treewannakul Panamas カセサート大学, 助教 ; Bumrungsri Sara プリンスオブソンクラ大学, 助教 ; Spreer Wolfram チェンマイ大学, 助教
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
• Keywords: 適正農業規範 / Q-GAP / 農業食料基準 / 農薬使用 / 小規模農家 / タイ / マンゴー / ドリアン / ５つの農村調査の完了 / 研究仮説に概ね沿った結果 / 公営GAP / GlobalGAP / 単一GAP基準 / 認証水準 / 段階的分化 / 東南アジア

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Regarding the first research objective: "To examine the reality of producer compliance with Q-GAP in their production management through a comparison with the cases of GlobalGAP certified farms and farms who have never applied for any standard certification", the research products were partially included in the publication of 3 academic journals. They were also presented in two academic meetings.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] チェンマイ大学/プリンスオブソンクラ大学(タイ)
• [Journal Article] Producers’ Perceptions of Public Good Agricultural Practices and Their Pesticide Use: The Case of My GAP for Durian Farming in Pahang, Malaysia (2017)
  • Author(s): Amekawa, Y., N. C. Chuan, L. A. Lumayag, G. H. Tan, C. S. Wong, L. B. Abdulra’uf, H. B. Tan, W. X. Tai, C. H. Liu, and J. L. Chee.
  • Journal Title: Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-16
  • DOI: 10.18488/journal.1005/2017.7.1/1005.1.1.16
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] タイにおける小規模家族農業―持続可能な農業をめぐる模索と葛藤 (2016)
  • Author(s): 雨河祐一郎
  • Journal Title: 開発学研究 Volume: 26 Pages: 4-13
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Contemporary quests and struggles of small-scale family farms toward sustainable agriculture in Thailand (2016)
  • Author(s): Yuichiro Amekawa
  • Journal Title: Asian Social Science Volume: 12 Issue: 5 Pages: 1-13
  • DOI: 10.5539/ass.v12n5p1
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Journal Article] Contemporary Quests and Struggles of Small-Scale Family Farms toward Sustainable Agriculture in Thailand (2016)
  • Author(s): Yuichiro Amekawa
  • Journal Title: Asian Social Science Volume: 12(5)
  • Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Producers’ perceptions of public Good Agricultural Practices and their pesticide use: the case of durian farming in Pahang, Malaysia (2015)
  • Author(s): Yuichiro Amekawa
  • Organizer: Food and Fertilizer Technology Center-Kasesart University
  • Place of Presentation: Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] タイにおける小規模家族農業―持続可能な農業をめぐる模索と葛藤 (2015)
  • Author(s): 雨河祐一郎
  • Organizer: 開発学研究
  • Place of Presentation: 日本大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-30
  • Invited
• [Funded Workshop] Start up seminar for research on Q-GAP (2015)
  • Place of Presentation: チェンマイ大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-08-28