Empirical study on the dynamism of international food system:Focusing on Japan and China

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25450319
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural science in management and economy
• Research Institution: Niigata University
• Principal Investigator: Kiminami Lily 新潟大学, 自然科学系, 教授 (40272132)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 国際フードシステム / 食料安全保障 / 日本と中国 / ダイナミズム / 消費者意識 / イノベーション / 人的資源管理 / 農業農村開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on the existing agriculture economics and rural development introducing some approaches from international trade and new institutional economics, this research analysed the dynamic transformation of international food system under the globalization by targeting the countries of Japan and China.It clarified that the sustainability of regional food system was determined by their correspondence to the needs for food consumption including food quality and food safety along with the economic development.It also clarified that the aspects of economy, social and environment should be taken into account in the processes of city development. Some important policy implications were drawn by the research on industrial clustering in order to realize food security, such as business strategy, innovation creation, human resources management and development, and international business alliance etc.

Free Research Field

地域研究、農業経済学、開発経済学