2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Submitted to A Study of Changes in the Structure of Food-Systems and Rural Development in the Asia Pacific
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14402016
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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 | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
経済政策(含経済事情)
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
HAYAKAWA Osamu Nihon University, College of Bio resource Sciences, Associate Professor, 生物資源科学部, 助教授 (00096885)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
UEHARA Hideki Meisei University, Faculty of Economics, Professor, 経済学部, 教授 (80151827)
SHIMOWATARI Toshiharu Nihon University, College of Bio resource Sciences, Professor, 生物資源科学部, 教授 (00120478)
KITANO Shu Nihon University, College of Bio resource Sciences, Associate Professor, 生物資源科学部, 助教授 (90339292)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | Asia Pacific / Food System / Regional Development / Multinational Enterprises / Alternative Development / Rural Development / Vertical Integration / Agricultural Trade |
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| Research Abstract |
The principal purpose of this study is to describe and analyze changes of structural transformation in the food-systems in the Asia-Pacific region under rapidly changing global political economic environments, and to provide information for further discussion on international trade and cooperation policies. An intensive field survey has conducted in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, and Mexico during the past three years. We employ a unique methodology that integrates economic analysis of food systems and in-depth description of rural development experiences. Our finding is twofold : 1)the development of vertical integration of international food systems driven by TNCs, major and active players in the global economic arena ; and 2)the emergence of horizontal networks at a local level among farmers' organizations, NGOs, Northern consumers, and so forth. These vertical and horizontal dynamics in food systems would affect each other in various policy contexts such as sustainable rural development, natural resource management, and environmental preservation.
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