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2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Agrarian transformations under small-scale agribusiness investment for fruit crops in the China-ASEAN borderland

Research Project

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Project/Area Number 19K23128
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section 0104:Geography, cultural anthropology, folklore, and related fields
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

HUA Xiaobo  京都大学, 東南アジア地域研究研究所, 研究員 (70850585)

Project Period (FY) 2019-08-30 – 2021-03-31
KeywordsAgrarian transformation / Land system change / Crop boom / Livelihood transition / Agricultural investment / Borderland / Mainland Southeast Aisa / China
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Fruit investments or fruit booms on both sides of the China-ASEAN borderland is expanding at an unprecedented rate, changes smallholder agriculture and rural societies, and forms new and various local agricultural development patterns. This research explores the local agrarian transformation on both sides of this borderland considering on-going investment in fruit crops by conducting in-depth fieldwork. This research aims to not only contribute to the theoretical considerations of contemporary agricultural and rural development in China and Southeast Asia, but also contributes to border governance and policy-making to achieve sustainability in Asian borderland.

Free Research Field

Area Studies

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

The research will shed light on resulting wide-ranging policy implications that aim to promote a sustainable development in both sides of the China-ASEAN borderland. It also contributes to the current discussion regarding the changes undergone by an agrarian society experiencing crop booms.

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Published: 2022-01-27  

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