One day excursion to rice planting in the terrace land.
This department conducts education and research on the international food system from the viewpoint of social sciences with the aim of maintaining a stable supply of safe food and sustainable development of food industries and regional societies. The main aims of each division are as follows:
(1) environmental economics and policy, (2) international/domestic agricultural policies and structure, (3) farm management and rural planning, (4) international agricultural development and international agricultural relationships, (5) food industrial organization and international food trade, (6) food distribution economics and food marketing
Educational Course: Agricultural & Resource Economics
- 1.Environmental Economics
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Mitsuyasu YABE, Ph. D., Associate Professor
Goshi SATO, Ph. D., M. Sc., Assistant Professor
1) Environmental management of natural resources and bio-resources
2) External effect of agricultural production and rural development
3) Sustainable agriculture and rural development
4) Resource development and environmental conservation
5) International comparison of agri-environmental policies
- 2.Agricultural Policy
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Shoichi ITO, Ph. D., M. Sc., Professor
Hiroshi ISODA, Ph.D., M. Sc., Associate Professor
1) Contemporary structure of globalization and modern capitalism
2) Historical development of agri-food policy
3) Policy issues on agri-food system restructuring
4) Structural changes of agriculture and agri-food business
5) Political economy of agri-bio technology
- 3.Farm Management
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Teruaki NANSEKI, Ph. D., M. Sc., Professor
Kazuhiko HOTTA, Ph.D., M.Sc., Associate Professor
Shoji SHINKAI, Ph. D., M. A., Assistant Professor
1) Effective and efficient management of resources and administration of farms
and agribusinesses
2) Environment analysis of farms and agribusinesses
3) Development strategies of farms and agribusinesses
4) Analysis and development of decision making tools of agricultural and rural organizations
5) International comparison of agricultural and rural organizations
- 4.Quantitative Economics of Food Industry
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Taiji YOSHIDA,Ph D., M.Sc., Professor
Koshi MAEDA, Ph. D., M.Sc., Associate Professor
1) Market mechanism in food industrial organization
2) Market failure and industrial policy in food industrial organization
3) Market mechanism in international food trade
4) Market failure and trade policy in international food trade
5) Input output analysis of food system
- 5.Food Marketing
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Susumu FUKUDA, Ph.D., M.Sc., Professor
1) Food demand & supply system and food market structure
2) Transaction and price formation in food market
3) Functions and organization of food industry
4) Resources circulation and food safety in food industry
5) International comparison of agricultural trade structure and food demand & supply system
