A Study on Beef Cattle Production and Marketing in the Southwest Islands
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62480072
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Agro-economics
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| Research Institution | University of the Ryukyus |
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Principal Investigator |
YOSHIDA Shigeru University of the Ryukyus College of Agriculture, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (20045107)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
OSHIRO Seiichi University of the Ryukyus College of Agriculture, Associate Professor, 農学部, 助教授 (00101189)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1987 – 1989
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1989)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1988: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1987: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
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| Keywords | Islands / Beef Cattle Production / Beef Cattle Market / Livestock Market / Liberalization of Beef / Japanese Beef Cattle |
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| Research Abstract |
1) The beef cattle production in the Southwest Islands is not easy, because it is forform the large consumption area in Japan. However, on the other hand, it is good for producing pasture and feed crop being in the subtropical and oceanic climate zone. The beef cattle also can be raised with sugarcane, main crop in the area.
2) The Southwest Islands is the main Japanese beef cattle producing area in Japan. The demand for Japanese beef cattle still expect to increase as introducing the beef liberalization, so it is necessary to increase the Japanese beef cattle production.
3)The Southwest Island area of Kagoshima prefecture and Okinawa prefecture must work together to improve the beef cattle production technique and marketing methods.
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