2002 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Empirical Study about Conditions of Sustainable Local Food Processing Industries and the Development of Local Agriculture
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13660223
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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 | Saga University |
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Principal Investigator |
SHIRATAKE Yoshiharu Saga University, Department of Agriculture, Professor, 農学部, 教授 (10192121)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2001 – 2002
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| Keywords | Local Food Processing Industries / Local Agriculture / Economical Effects / Expansion of Agricultural Income / Rural Economy |
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| Research Abstract |
This study analyzed the following subjects:
1. Economic Growth and Poverty in Sri Lanka 1977-1996: A statistical analysis.
2. An Economical Effects of Agricultural Diversification on Farm Management-A Case Study on Coconut Triangle Area in Sri Lanka-.
3. The Role of Agricultural Co-operatives in Expansion of Rural Agricultural Income in Sri Lanka: A Case Study on "Coconut Triangle Milk Producers Co-operative".
4. Empirical Study of Contract Farming System Conducted by Dairy Cooperatives in East Java, Indonesia.
5. Evaluation of Contract Farming System between Vegetable-Cultivated Smallholder and Agribusiness Firm in East Java, Indonesia
6. The Role of Small Scale Tea Industries as a Method of Rural Development : A Field Study in Kalutara District in Sri Lanka.
7. Significance of Agricultural Farmer Cooperatives in Rural Economy -A Case Study in Malsiripura Village in Sri Lanka-.
8. An Alternative Approach to Using Multi-purpose Co-operatives Societies for Rural Agricultural Development in Sri Lanka : A Study of the Kurunegala District.
These studies revealed that Small and Medium scale Food Processing Industries have strengthened the development of Local Agriculture in some Asian Countries.
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