| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
This study indicated a possibility that an indigenous bamboo in Africa can contribute to both of the environmental rehabilitation and development of rural economy in the deforesting areas of semi-arid zones. In southern Tanzania, the people make a local beverage of a woody bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) called ulanji and sell it in the local bars. I documented the making process of a unique beverage and clarified the brewing mechanism through the observation and chemical analysis. At the same time, I found a measure to reproduce the taste of fresh ulanji for commercialization, and then its possibility for soil conservation. This study suggested the availabilities of perennial herbaceous plants for environmental conservation and stability of livelihood in rural area of Africa.
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