2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Geographical research of alternative food practices and their role in rural development
| Project/Area Number |
21820015
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Human geography
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| Research Institution | Kanazawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
IGA Masaya Kanazawa University, 人間科学系, 准教授 (70547075)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Keywords | ローカルフードシステム / 農村開発 / フードネットワーク / 米加工業 / オルタナティヴ性 |
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| Research Abstract |
One of the key questions that this research aims to address is : What is alternative about the 'alternative' food networks (AFN) constituted by large food company ? After analyzing the sake supply network of big company, I got conclusion as below. AFN of large company seems to be at least partly alternative, because it includes horizontal relationships among network participants. However, there are also vertical and bureaucratic organizations within the network. Thus, large company's AFN represents hybrid forms between 'network' and 'hierarchical' organizations.
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