| Course title | |||||
| 食料環境経済学Ⅲ [Economics of Food and Environment Ⅲ] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | 1st | |
| Course type | 1st | Course code | 05sc0007 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 神代 英昭, 小川 真如, 新井 祥穂 [JINDAI Hideaki, ARAI Sachiho] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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The internationalization of agriculture and food markets is affecting a wide range of areas related to economic and social systems, production and management, and the processing, distribution, and consumption of produce. In this lecture, we will look at food and the environment from the perspective of the utilization of local resources and agrifood business (agriculture and food-related industries) to understand their current status and problems, and examine their future prospects. In this lecture, students will read two textbooks in rotation. Teachers will provide lectures and explanations. This course is designed to discuss the actual conditions of agriculture and rural areas in terms of agricultural management, related policies, food and agricultural product distribution, and agribusiness in the curriculum of the Global Sociology Program. |
| Expected Learning |
| The purpose of this lecture is for students to introduce the textbook to each other and to establish each other's ideas through discussion among students. |
| Course schedule |
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In this lecture, we will read the assigned readings in a circle. Each participant will present the chapter he or she is responsible for, and all participants will discuss the contents of the presentation. First half (Ogawa) 1. Orientation 12th May 2 Social Enterprises and Policy Systems in Rural Areas 3 Wide-Area Management System through Creativity and Cooperation 4 Wide-area Management and Regional Agricultural Revival 5. Building a Model of Symbiotic Agricultural System 6. Small-scale hydroelectric power generation in mountainous areas 7.Reconstruction of the social system for water management in Japan 8.New public and business models in JA direct sales stores and roadside stations Second half（Jindai） 9. Food Poverty, Working Poor 10. Transformation of the International Food Consumption Structure, Mega FTA/EPA and Food Trade 11. Rice Business, Wheat Business 12. Vegetable Business, Wine Business 13. Meat Business, Vegetable Oil Business 14. Plant Genetic Resources and Seed Business, Smart Agriculture 15. Multinational Agribusiness, Globalization of agricultural labor force |
| Prerequisites |
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This course is recommended for students who have taken economics and agricultural economics. Students are required to refer to the lecture materials and reference books distributed to them, and to prepare and review them in accordance with the standard hours of the university. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
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First half: Masayuki Kashiwagi (ed.), Local Regeneration, and the Emergence of Innovative Management Systems and Governance Structures, Waseda University Press Second half: Fuyuki Katsuhito, Iwasawa Kazuyuki and Sekine Yoshie (eds.), Agribusiness and Contemporary Society, Tsukuba Shobo |
| References |
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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, White Paper on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas, Agricultural And Forestry Statistics Association, The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan, Encyclopedia of Agricultural Economics, Maruzen Publishing Co., Ltd. Miyuki Shimizu and Masao Takahashi, Food Economy (5th Edition), Ohmsha |
| Assessment/Grading |
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(1) Report assignments will be presented on the last day of the lecture. The deadline is within one week. (2) Each assignment is worth 100 points, and the total of them (200 points) will be divided by 2. (3) Logicality and narrative are the main evaluation points of the report assignments. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| The student's research attitude will be evaluated. |
| Course keywords |
| Local resources, rural planning, social system, agribusiness, food system, internationalization |
| Office hours |
| Questions will be answered by email or in the time before and after the lecture. |
| Remarks 1 |
| If you are going to be absent, please let us know in advance. |
| Remarks 2 |
| Class schedule may be changed. Please refer to Classroom for the newest information. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 1/7/2022 3:31:32 PM |