2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Evaluating the impact of Geographical Indication policies on small, traditional agri-food producers in Japan and Cambodia
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21K14924
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| Research Institution | Kyoto University |
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Principal Investigator |
FEUER HART 京都大学, 農学研究科, 准教授 (70765510)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| Keywords | Geographical Indication / heritage food / traditional food / cuisine / intellectual property / Cambodia / Japan |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This past year included a busy schedule revisiting field sites in Japan and attending to those in Cambodia, which could not be visited during Covid-19 pandemic. Cambodia fieldwork resumed in February 2023, covering five new case studies. In September 2022, Japan fieldwork continued with case studies of sake, grape wine, Hatcho miso, and kaki.
Many conference visits were included in the post-Covid-19 year, including a major GI related conference in Montpellier, France, in which I presented three papers. Later in 2022, a visit to Australia for the International Rural Sociology Association congress included one presentation on Asia-wide GIs. Three publications emerged in FY2022 in major and minor journals concerning GI, especially a major paper in International Sociology.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
Since the decline of Covid-19 restrictions, fieldwork and collaborations have picked up pace very fast. This allowed me to maximize time in the field along budget constraints, including a 3-year-due visit to Cambodia.
Collaborations were helped by visiting post-doctoral researchers and visiting scholars at Kyoto University who helped speed along research. In addition, major conferences resumed this year that enhanced collaboration work.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
This year will include new case studies in Japan, and continuation of follow-up fieldwork on the case studies in Cambodia. I plan to revisit some areas that I visited prior to the pandemic to determine how they have evolved during the food trade crisis, and how they view the new world order for intellectual property law.
This year will also include presentations at major Congresses and minor workshops in Australia, China, Taiwan, and Cambodia.
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| Causes of Carryover |
In the next fiscal year budget will be dedicated to the following activities: Cambodia Fieldwork (35%), Japan fieldwork (15%), Conference attendance (25%), Personnel and Miscellaneous costs (25%). The plan is similar to FY2022, including international Congresses, small workshops, as well as fieldwork of GI products in two countries.
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