2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
A Holistic Study on System Problems and Analysis Model about Agricultural Markets
| Project/Area Number |
17380128
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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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 | Iwate University |
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Principal Investigator |
TAMA Shinnosuke Iwate University, Vice President (20183072)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
IZUMIYA Masami Hirosaki University, Agriculture and Life Sciences, Associate Professor (60265064)
HISANO Syuji Kyoto University, Graduate School of Economics, Associate Professor (10271628)
NAGASAWA Masashi Tokyo University of Agriculture, Faculty of Bio-industry, Professor (20217988)
HIGASHIYAMA Kan Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Agriculture, Assistant Professor (60279502)
TANIMOTO Kazushi Hokkaido-Tokai University, Faculty of International Culture, Professor (30171862)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | agricultural markets / market system / analysis model / agricultural economics / research review |
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| Research Abstract |
This study stand on recognition that age of deregulation and globalization is now transforming toward age of designing new frame for regulations. We also have a prospect that new regulations are needed not only in the national level but also in the international level and in the local level.
On this recognition, we set three aims in this study: (1) we review literatures on agricultural markets not only agricultural products, but also markets of agricultural materials, finance, labor, and we examine issues for agricultural economics in future. (2) we examine problems that agricultural markets faced with from a holistic view point. (3) we propose a holistic framework that is able to capture agricultural markets on a whole and also examine analysis models for each agricultural markets.
The results are as follows. Agricultural markets studies are a limit on sphere that pursuit technological innovations and systemizing markets as we have continued so far. In order to make a breakthrough in agricultural problems as a whole, we need a back casting approach, not forecasting, from the target that is able to sustainable development in Japanese agriculture. And also, the main target is a downsizing toward size corresponding with human regarding agricultural productions, transformations, and consumptions for sustainable development of agriculture. Especially, leaving from mass distribution system is the most important subjects for agricultural economics and designing new market regulations. That is a guideline for agricultural markets studies.
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