2003 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Econometric Analysis of Comparative Studies of The Structural Changes in Food Demand & Supply and Environment among Asian Countries
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13460094
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Agro-economics
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| Research Institution | Utsunomiya University |
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Principal Investigator |
CHINO Jinjiro Utsunomiya University, Agriculture, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (40163729)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SAITO Katsuhiro University of Tokyo, Agriculture, Associate Professor, 大学院・農学生命科学研究科, 助教授 (80225698)
KOBAYASHI Hiroaki Wako University, Economics, Associate Professor, 経済学部, 助教授 (70329019)
NAKAGAWA Mitsuhiro Ibaraki University, Agriculture, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (30302334)
HOTTA Kazuhiko Kyushu University, Agriculture, Associate Professor, 大学院・農学研究科, 助教授 (00192740)
KUSAKARI Hitoshi Kobe university, Agriculture, Associate Professor, 農学部, 助教授 (40312863)
NAKAGAWA Mitsuhiro Ibaraki University, Agriculture, Professor (30302334)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2003
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| Keywords | Economic Development / Food Consumption / Food Production / Environment / Asian Countries / アジア |
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| Research Abstract |
(1).Economic Development and Food Consumption
Food consumption patterns are categorized four types from the analysis of economic development and calories of food. According to the result of rice consumption that has the characteristics of staple food ; Asian countries are classified to three groups. We estimated Engel and demand functions and classified the turning points of rice consumption in Japan and Korea. It is the end of 1950s in Japan and is 1980 in Korea.
We have analyzed the meat consumption, with the estimations of income elasticity among Asia and Europe countries.
(2).Production Differences of Agricultural sector
We decomposed the factors the changes of agricultural productivity in Indonesia. As the result the government of Indonesia have supported rice sector than another products. Then Java has a comparative advantage than another region.
(3).Modeling and Forecasting
We made the models to evaluate the effects of agricultural policy and forecast in Japan, Indonesia, and China.
(4).Environment
We analyzed the role and organization of outsider to conserve the environment.
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