| Course title | |||||
| 現代農業論 [Modern Agricultuare] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 01ag3001 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 佐藤 忠恭, 小川 真如, 新井 祥穂 [ARAI Sachiho] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
| Modern agriculture is being transformed in diverse ways by changing values. In this lecture, the current situation of Japanese agriculture will be explained. The lecture will cover the following topics: global agricultural production; global food supply and demand; food, agriculture, and rural policies; the development process of postwar agricultural policy; recent trends in agriculture; and the potential and prospects for Japanese agriculture in the future. |
| Expected Learning |
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The achievement criterion for this course is to understand the basic knowledge and concepts of situations essential for understanding contemporary agriculture (e.g., the role of food and agriculture from the perspective of urban residents, agriculture and food policy, and domestic and international situations under the WTO regime). This lecture is one of the undergraduate specialized courses. Therefore, this lecture welcomes students who are interested in social scientific analysis based on the characteristics of food, agriculture, and rural areas. |
| Course schedule |
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First third (Sato) 1. Guidance, Issues and History of Urban Agriculture in Japan 2. New Legal Institutions of Urban Farmland in Japan 3. Urban Agriculture and Local Food Systems 4. Practice of Local Food Systems 5. Prospects for Urban Agriculture in Japan Last two-thirds（Ogawa） 6. Guidance 7. Learning about Modern Agriculture from Rice Policy (1) 8.Learning about Modern Agriculture from Rice Policy (2) 9.Learning about Modern Agriculture from Rice Policy (3) 10.Learning about Modern Agriculture from Rice Policy (4) 11.Peculiarities of Agricultural Production Agricultural and Environmental Policies 12. History of Agricultural Trade 13.Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas Basic Law 14. Diversification of agriculture 15．discussion |
| Prerequisites |
| Not applicable |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Textbooks will be introduced in the lecture. |
| References |
| Reference books will be introduced in the lecture. |
| Assessment/Grading |
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(1) Report assignments will be given by each teacher. (2) Assessments will be based on the scores assigned by each teacher. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Your willingness to learn will be respected. |
| Course keywords |
| Rice problem, agricultural diversification, agricultural policy, urban agriculture |
| Office hours |
| Questions will be answered by email. |
| Remarks 1 |
| Please check the syllabus change due to the spread of new corona virus infection in the Classroom of this course. |
| Remarks 2 |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 1/13/2022 4:22:51 PM |