Laboratory of Rural DevelopmentMitsuru HAMANOSenior Assistant Professor, Ph.D./ Vice Director of International Center for Agricultural Education and Research (ICAER).Study areas: Rural development, value-added agriculture, educational development in agricultureIndevelopingcountries,manyfarmersinruralareasfacelowproductivity,lowprofitability,andlowincomesinagriculture.RuralareasinJapanfacethedifficultiestosustainlivelihoodsduetothepopulationdecreaseandaging.ThislaboratoryaimstopromotesustainableruraldevelopmentinbothdevelopingcountriesandJapan.Theaction-orientedresearchandpracticaleducationareimplementedinthenationalandinternationalfieldstosolvetheissuesintheruralsocieties.Let’sworktogether!Key words: Action research, sustainable agricultural and rural development, technical modification of agriculture and agro-processing, quality improvement, productivity enhancement, marketing development, value addition, dissemination and adoption of the improved techniques and marketing strategies, and development of agricultural education.Study topics:TraditionalriceliquorproductioninCambodia•Clarificationofthefactorsoflowprofitability•Technicalmodificationforqualityimprovement•Disseminationofmodifiedtechniques•Valueadditionandsalesimprovements•Relationshipwithpigproduction◆Agriculturaleducationinhigh-schoolinNepal◆LocalproductionforlocalconsumptioninJapanABDBC写真、図Technical modification with farmers for quality improvement of rice liquor in CambodiaResearches on livelihood and agricultural education at a high-school in rural areas in NepalWe promote active learning through practical education and action-oriented research under the local-to-local linkages in the developing countries and Japan. Bioresource Science DivisionField practice in social research in Cambodia18Laboratory of Farm Business ManagementMizuki KOBAYASHIAssistant Professor,Ph.D.Research keywords :Rural economic, Farm business, agricultural processing,network activitiesof farmersInrecentyears,Japaneseagriculturalpolicyhasbeenincreasingthetendencytoincreasethesizeofagriculturalmanagemententities.However,therearemanyareas,suchasmountainousareas,whereitisdifficulttoexpandthescaleofmanagement.ThenumberoffarmersinNaganoPrefecture,whereouruniversityislocated,isnumberoneinJapan.Manysmallfarmerssupportoneindustry,agriculture.Inlightofthisreality,manyfarmingvillageshavesolvedtheproblemofagricultureonalocallevelandinvillages.TheAgriculturalManagementLaboratoryconsidersthefutureofagricultureandfarmingvillagesbasedonthissituation.Bioresource Science DivisionRelationshipsbetweenfarmersandtheirsurroundingcommunities,foodanddistributionindustries,consumers,etc.Women‘smanagementandsocialparticipationinruralareas..Forexample,entrepreneurshipinitiativessuchasagriculturalprocessing,networkactivities,andchangesinwork-lifebalance.Thedevelopmentofagriculturalmanagementbodieswiththeaimofregionalpromotion.Forexample,villagefarmingcooperatedbylocalfarmersinhillyandmountainousareas.Themainresearchmethodinthislaboratoryisasocialsurveybyfieldwork.Thinkaboutwheretheproblemisandhowtosolveitbyputtingyourselfinthefield.
元のページ ../index.html#22