Course title
食料システム経済学   [Economics of Food System]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester 3rd 
Course type 3rd  Course code 01AN2503
Instructor(s)
野見山 敏雄, 池田 真志   [NOMIYAMA Toshio, IKEDA Masashi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
In this lecture, students learn about food system, which is a framework to analyze food production, distribution and consumption including food processing. Development process and the future prospects of food system is the main focus.
Expected Learning
The goal of this course is to understand the basic knowledge about food system.
Course schedule
0. Guidance
1.Significance and system of agribusiness theory
2.Agribusiness Management Strategy
3.Modern food and agribusiness
4.Transnational food, agriculture and agribusiness
5.Today's challenges for agribusiness

6.What is a Food System?
7.History of food retail industry-1
8.History of food retail industry-2
9.Distribution system of fresh foods
10.Food safety and retail
11.Contract farming by restaurant chains
12.E-commerce of food
13.Food system in an aged society
14.Globalization of food systems and environmental issues
15.Final exam
Prerequisites
This course is provided only in Japanese. Please refer to the syllabus in Japanese.
Required Text(s) and Materials
References
reference book

*'Modern food and agribusiness' written and edited by Shigeru Otsuka and Toyohiko Matsubara, published by Yuhikaku Publishing Co., Ltd., 2004
*'agribusiness specialization' written and edited by Zenko KISHIKAWA, published by Gakubunsha, 2010
*(5th Edition) edited by Miyuki SHIMIZU and supervised by Masao TAKAHASHI, published by Ohmsha in 2016.
Assessment/Grading
The evaluation is made by dividing the total points of 100 points in the report and 200 points in the term end test by 3.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
agribusiness, food system, food and agriculture, globalization
Office hours
By appointment
Remarks 1
lecture day
Part 1: Agribusiness Theory
10/4, 10/11, 10/25, 10/18, 11/1
Part 2: Food Systems
11/30 2〜4, 12/21 2 〜 4, 1/11 2〜4, 1/25 2 (test)
Remarks 2
Related URL
Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
9/26/2019 9:29:55 AM