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Laboratory ofPlant Nutrition NaotoINOUEProfessorcropscience,plantnutrition,soilscienceKeyword:buckwheat,laserinducedfluoresenceCerealcropsrequirehigherinputssuchasfertilizerandhaveinducedsignificantenvironmentalloadinginthemodernage.TheLaboratoryofPlantNutritionhaschallengedtoresolvetheproblemsaccordingtoagriculturalinputsbydevelopingnewcropvarietieswithhigherphotosyntheticratesunderloweragriculturalchemicalsandstressconditionandbyimprovingchemicalconditionandcommunityofmicroorganismsinsoil.SensingofsoilproductivityusingbyUVinducedfluorescenceandelectromagneticinductionABCDABCPinkflowerclusterCrosssectionofseedAnewvarietyofbuckwheatdevelopedbyrecurrentselectionandchromosomereduplicationIndustry-universitycooperationfordevelopmentofnewprocessingmethodofbuckwheatnoodlewithoutflourmillinginShinshuUsingultra-violetlaserinducedfluorescenceanalysistomeasurekeyphotosyntheticmaterials(PSIIandPSIbalanceinleafandfruit)Evaluationofmicro-organismscommunityforacceleratingcropproductivityDivision of Plant Science and ResourcesDevelopmentofnewvarietyandprocessingmethodofcerealcropsforlocalagriculture27Laboratory of Agricultural economicsAkikoTANIAssistantProfessorAgriculturalEconomicsFoodEconomicsFoodDemandAnalysisHouseholdBehaviorDietaryHabitsInthepost-warperiodofJapan,theratiooffoodself-sufficiencyhasbeendecreaseddrasticallyastheirfamilysizeshavebecomesmaller.Werecognizethattheaboverelationhasnotchanged;therefore,themainpurposeofourresearchistoanalyzetherelationbetweentheratioandthefamilysizes.Toanalyzetheseissues,weshouldtrytobuildanappropriateframeworkandtosuggestoptimalfoodandagriculturalpoliciesbyusingeconometrictools.Theme1:Econometric analysis of household attributes, which are family sizes and so on, affecting food consumptionABCDABCFamily sizes and the food-sufficiency ratio in Japan has decreased simultaneously.Econometric analyses using statistical data bring objective results.Theme2:Estimation of the effect of widening gap in household income on food consumptionTheme3:Proposal of the optimal food and agricultural policy in the age of global economyDivision of Plant Science and Resources79％60％53％48％40％39％4.13.43.23.02.12.4196019101980199020002010Food Self-sufficiency RatioHousehold SizeRecourse：Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications ”Population Census”, Ministry of Agriculture、Forestry and Fisheries“Food Balance Sheet”