| 研究課題/領域番号 |
22K14955
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| 研究種目 |
若手研究
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| 配分区分 | 基金 |
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| 審査区分 |
小区分41010:食料農業経済関連
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| 研究機関 | 宇都宮大学 |
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研究代表者 |
シュレーガ ベンジャミン 宇都宮大学, 農学部, 助教 (90943605)
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| 研究期間 (年度) |
2022-04-01 – 2025-03-31
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| 研究課題ステータス |
交付 (2023年度)
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| 配分額 *注記 |
4,420千円 (直接経費: 3,400千円、間接経費: 1,020千円)
2024年度: 1,430千円 (直接経費: 1,100千円、間接経費: 330千円)
2023年度: 1,560千円 (直接経費: 1,200千円、間接経費: 360千円)
2022年度: 1,430千円 (直接経費: 1,100千円、間接経費: 330千円)
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| キーワード | artisan food / Japan / Covid-19 / food crisis / food brands / covid-19 / Artisan food / Covid / food system / sustainability |
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| 研究開始時の研究の概要 |
The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted food systems across the world, but the pandemic’s impacts have varied greatly. This project will evaluate how the pandemic impacted artisan food producers to better understand how the pandemic is reshaping Japan’s food economies.
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| 研究実績の概要 |
I completed numerous publications over the previous academic year thanks to the support of this funding. In particular, I would like to emphasize “A critical agrarian approach to food crises: Social distance as a specific food crisis arising from the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan” which I co-authored with Chika Kondo and published in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. This paper delves how the food crisis of Covid-19 reshaped Japanese food systems. In Figure 2, we explain that while industrial and local producers were largely able to shift sales to other venues, artisan producers had less flexibility to transition sales away from in-person dining. This explains why some artisan producers were especially hard hit. In October 2023, I conducted field research in Miyazaki Prefecture on jidori farmers to continue my research on Covid-19’s impact on artisan producers in Japan. I spoke with farmers regarding the challenges that they faced with a sharp decline in demand. This proved very difficult as they must anticipate how much meat they wish to sell three to five months prior to sale, at the time when they purchase chickens. I also continued my research on heirloom pigs in Okinawa, conducting archival research with the help of a research assistant.
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| 現在までの達成度 (区分) |
現在までの達成度 (区分)
3: やや遅れている
理由
I have made good progress with publications. However, my research is delayed due to the birth of a son in February 2022. Child care needs make it so I must revise the initial plan.
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
I will continue to conduct research on artisan producers in Japan. In particular, the role of rural revitalization (machi-okoshi) and regional branding (chi-iki burando) have emerged as key ideas that shape the expression of artisan food in the context of post-Covid-19 food systems in Japan. Miyazaki jidori and Okinawan heirloom pigs are also areas that are providing especially useful insights into my research topic.
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