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A Comparison of Concept-Proposition Marketing by Family and Small-Scale Management in Agricultural Businesses in the U.S. and Japan

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K05843
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 41010:Agricultural and food economics-related
Research InstitutionUtsunomiya University

Principal Investigator

Sugita Naoki  宇都宮大学, 農学部, 准教授 (40594487)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords小規模農家 / 家族経営 / マーケティング / 産直EC / 電子商取引 / 計量テキスト分析 / 農産物電子商取引 / テキストマイニング / 農産物マーケティング / 小規模経営 / 農業経営 / マーケティング戦略 / ミッション / 製品的コンセプト / 社会的コンセプト
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study clarified the following four points based on several surveys and other data.
Marketing strategies of small-scale farming and related industries in the U.S. were investigated, and methods to increase empathy through SNS and event activities were shown to be effective. Smallholder women practice concept-proposition marketing in Japna, and communication activities played important roll. In addition, the impact of COVID-19 on agricultural e-commerce was analyzed using Twitter data, showing that there was a perception gap between producers and consumers, that consumers became more supportive, and that promotions such as free shipping and free gifts were important.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的な意義として、小規模経営や家族経営の農業経営におけるマーケティング戦略に関する具体的な知見の提供が挙げられる。また、Twitterのテキスト分析による、電子商取引の質的変容を明らかにした点も、今後のさらなる研究発展につながる成果である。
社会的な意義としては、小規模農業や家族経営の振興による地域経済の活性化や雇用の創出が期待される。特に、地域社会や環境への配慮を重視するマーケティング戦略は、持続可能な農業や地域への貢献を促進する。また、女性経営者の役割やコミュニケーション活動の重要性の明確化は、農村地域における女性の起業・就業機会の拡大に寄与するものである。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (2 results)

All 2022

All Presentation (2 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results)

  • [Presentation] The Impact of COVID-19 on Direct Marketing E-commerce Platforms in Japan - Based on a Quantitative Text Analysis of Twitter Data -2022

    • Author(s)
      Sugita Naoki
    • Organizer
      日本農業経営学会令和4年度研究大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] A study on agricultural E-commerce and consumer purchasing pre- and post- COVID19 in China2022

    • Author(s)
      Liu Yixin, Sugita Naoki, Kato Koji
    • Organizer
      International Rural Sociology Association, The IRSA 2022 XV World Congress of Rural Sociology
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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