Course title
現代農業論   [Modern Agriculture]
Course category		Requirement		Credit	2
Department		Year	4～	Semester	Fall
Course type	Fall	Course code	017301
Instructor(s)
野見山 敏雄, 川本 憲一   [NOMIYAMA Toshio, KAWAMOTO Kenichi]
Facility affiliation	Faculty of Agriculture	Office		Email address

Course description

We discuss the modern domestic and foreign agricultural situation under the WTO (World Trade Organization) system, Japanese agriculture problem and its structural conversion. Specifically world agriculture and food circumstances; food, agriculture, and village policy; the development process of the postwar agricultural administration; the cooperative movement. Additionally we discuss the modern agriculture with a point of view of food system, reveal a possibility and conditions of Japanese agriculture regeneration at 21th century.

Expected Learning

The goal of this course is to understand the basic knowledge and concept about agricultural and food policy, cooperative, food system.

Course schedule

Toshio NOMIYAMA teaches the following lecture… 1. Guidance, development of cooperatives in Japan. 2. Types of cooperative and cooperative principles Students learn how to born cooperative in developing capitalism and globalism, cooperative principles. ３. Activities and business of agricultural cooperative Students learn the history, development, business, operation, reorganization and problem of Japanese domestic and foreign agricultural cooperatives. ４. Activities and business of consumer cooperative Students learn the history, development, present condition and problem of Japanese domestic and foreign consumer cooperatives. ５. Cooperation among cooperatives and the future of cooperative. Kenichi　KAWAMOTO(Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishers) teaches the following lecture ６．Situation over agricultural policy First, we will give the overview of Japanese Agricultural policy after World War II together with world food supply and demand trends which affects food self-sufficiency rate and food security of Japan. ７．Agricultural production and structure policy Second, Japanese Agricultural Production Structure will be explained followed by introduction of agricultural production policy such as promotion of export and agricultural diversification. ８．Food safety and food consumption policy Third, Japanese trend of domestic food consumption will be shown, and then policies regarding food safety and food education will be explained. ９．Rural policy Fourth, problems in rural area in Japan will be illustrated, and the policies related to multifunctionality of agriculture and regional development will be introduced. 10．Relationship between agriculture and the environment Fifth, relationship between agriculture and natural environment will be explained focusing on global warming and adaptation. Eriko　MIYAMA teaches the following lecture… 11．Concept of food system 　Students learn the structure of production, distribution and consumption that has changed with lifestyle changing. 12．Food system development 　Students learn the Japanese food industry that is increasing the degree of dependence on abroad, with a case of Asian countries. 13．Food system development and impoverished condition of rural region 　Students learn "One Village One Product" Movement as a germinal stage for creation added value at rural region. 14．Impoverished condition and regeneration of rural region 　Students learn the creation added value at rural region with a concrete example. 15．View of exporting Japanese agricultural products 　Students learn the exporting Japanese agricultural products with a concrete example.

Prerequisites

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Required Text(s) and Materials

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References

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Assessment/Grading

Three teachers will give their own written homework assignment in last each lecture. Students might submit the assignments in a week. Teachers mark the assignments on the basis of 100 points, so the full number of points is 300points. Grades will be given with the full number of points divided by 3.

Message from instructor(s)

Please treat your independent study attitude.

Course keywords

Globalization; Cooperative; Food security; Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Act; Administration of direct payment of income support; Food safety; Food system

Office hours

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Lecture Language

Japanese

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10/10/2017 8:28:06 AM