2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Quantitative study on the Rice Acreage Reduction Program and its alternative policies : An political economy approach 8,用紙番号, 1175198
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21580267
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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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 | Gifu University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 米生産調整政策 |
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| Research Abstract |
According to the government publications, the nominal rate of the Rice Acreage Reduction Program is approximately 40%. In this study, field surveys and direct interviews were conducted in each prefecture and selcted villages, and a real rate of the RARP were estimated. It is estimated that only 10% is the real rate of the acreage reduction and a predited increase of the rice production when the acreage reduction program would be abolished is only 4. 2%. In this case, the decrease of the rice price is estimated as 13. 4%. In order to abolish the program without turbulence, an appropriate income compensational measure is needed. It is estimated that a fixed direct payment of ￥2500/60kg with the 50% degree of decoupling could sustain producers' surplus as the present level and require the government an expense of only 384 billion yen.
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Research Products
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