2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on the Diffusion Process of Biodiversity-Friendly Farming
| Project/Area Number |
22780207
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Agro-economics
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| Research Institution | Shiga University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | 生物多様性 / 集落 / 在来種 / 特定外来生物 / 花粉媒介昆虫 / 技術普及 / マルハナバチ / 外来種 / 生態リスク |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to conduct empirical analyses of the diffusion of biodiversity-friendly farming. The study concluded that the adoption of biodiversity-friendly rice farming in rural communities is promoted by the fol-lowing factors: a higher degree of social capital accumulation through community meetings, a greater number of neighboring rural communities adopting the farming, and the sale of rice as a branded commodity. The study also concluded that providing information on the ecological risk, that is, the threats posed by non-native species, is effective for giving tomato producers, who use bumblebees as pollinators for green-house tomato, the incentive to substitute native species for non-native species.
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