The Theoretical Basis on the Improvement in Food Self-sufficiency Ratio and its Effect on Food Imports
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16580179
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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 | Kobe University |
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Principal Investigator |
KUSAKARI Hitoshi Kobe University, Faculty of Agriculture, Associate Professor, 農学部, 助教授 (40312863)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2006)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥1,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000)
Fiscal Year 2006: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2005: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2004: ¥600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | food / food self-sufficiency ratio / food security / taste in domestic products / strategic behavior / 自由貿易 / 製作 / シミュレーション / 農業 / 食料安全保障 / 公共財 / 輸入需要関数 / 食料政策 / 私的財 |
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| Research Abstract |
Food self-sufficiency ratio in Japan has dropped to 40% in calorie basis though the people seem to be very interested in food security. The decline of the ratio results mainly from the following two factors; changes in the dietary pattern to rise in the consumption of livestock products and fat, and substituting homemade meals with convenience food and eating-out. Japanese people also have a taste in domestic products because of their security-oriented food consumption.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the theoretical basis on the improvement in Japan's food self-sufficiency ratio and to evaluate its effect on food imports in Japan.
The outline of the results is as follows;
1. The changes in the dietary pattern and the substitution mentioned above are confirmed empirically by the related statistics.
2. From the demand-side analysis, Japanese people have a taste in domestic products, which is expected in going up the food self-sufficiency ratio. On the other hand, falls in the level of cooking skill and shrinking family size in Japanese household have made the ratio going down.
3. From the supply-side analysis, the C. I. F. prices for food imports into Japan are partly affected by the policy for domestic farmers in some export countries. The result shows that the market for food trade does not work competitively and the strategic behavior of the export countries are effective in getting an additional profit.
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