| Course title | |||||
| 生物資源論 [Biological Resource Science] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 3～ | Semester | Spring | |
| Course type | Spring | Course code | 01ag3001 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 佐藤 幹, 竹村 勇司, 新井 克彦, 杉村 智史, 竹原 一明, 田中 知己 [SATO Kan, TAKEMURA Yuji, ARAI Katsuhiko, SUGIMURA Satoshi, TAKEHARA Kazuaki, TANAKA Tomomi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Organization for the Advancement of Education and Global Learning | Office | Email address | ||
| Course description |
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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. This lecture is given by teacher with practical experience. Sato has practical experience of agricultural research, extension, policy and farmland conservation in local government. In this lecture, real fields of agriculture will be explained. |
| Expected Learning |
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The achievement criterion for this course is to understand and express your thoughts about 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. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy:See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ ) |
| Course schedule |
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First third (Sato) 1. Guidance, Issues and History of Urban Agriculture in Japan 2. Current 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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Ordinary points30%: Contributions to each discussion will be evaluated. Assignments (twice) 70%: The evaluation will be based on the students' accurate understanding, logical thinking, and argumentation on the assignments presented by each instructor. The final evaluation will be weighted according to the number of classes each instructor has been in charge. |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Your willingness to learn will be appreciated. |
| 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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This course is taught by a part-time lecturer. Once the employment of the part-time lecturer is confirmed, this syllabus may be modified. In this case, the official version is the modified syllabus. |
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| Lecture Language |
| Japanese |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 4/4/2023 10:35:51 AM |