2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Long-term evaluation of a rural development project in Japan funded by the World Bank and maiking its oral history
Project/Area Number |
23651260
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Area studies
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Research Institution | Hosei University |
Principal Investigator |
FUJIKURA Ryo 法政大学, 人間環境学部, 教授 (10274482)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUJIKURA Manami 桜美林大学, 総合科学系, 教授 (30458955)
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Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
NAKAYAMA Mikiyasu 東京大学, 大学院・新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (10217945)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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Keywords | 世界銀行 / 農地開発機械公団 / パイロットファーム / 篠津泥炭地 / 技術移転 / 機械開墾 |
Research Abstract |
An agricultural land development project in Japan funded by the World Bank during the 1950s is reviewed from the view point of the technology transfer to Japan. The review is conducted primarily based on interviews with settled farmers. While Konsen Pilot farm became a prototype of mechanical land reclamation in Japan, Kamikita Pilot farm did not. Techonlogies introduced Shinotsu Peatland Reclamation was of little use, but stimulated Japanese firm to develop the land reclamation technologies.
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