2017 Workshop
2017 University of Gӧttingen-Kyoto University Workshop on „Sustainable International Agricultural Development“
(Dec. 07-09, 2017, Gӧttingen)
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Program on Dec. 07
Time: 9:00-17:00 on Dec. 7, 2017
Venue: Alten Mensa, Wilhelmsplatz 3, Goettingen.
*Each presenter has 30 minutes for presentation, and followed by 15 minutes for discussion.
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9:00-9:30 Opening Remarks
Chair: Prof. Xiaohua YU
Prof. Hiltraud Casper-Hehne, Vice President, University of Gӧttingen
Prof. Bernhard Bruemmer, Professor, Vice Dean, Faculty of Agricultural Science, University of Gӧttingen
Prof. Motoki Akitsu. Professor, Vice Dean, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Session1 : Agricultural Trade and Rural Development
Chair: Prof. Motoki Akitsu
9:30-10:15
Presenter: Prof. Bernhard Bruemmer (Professor of Agricultural Economics, Uni. Gӧttingen)
Title: Food Standards and Agricultural Trade
Discussant: Prof. Chieko Umetsu
10：15-10：45 Tea/Coffee break
10:45-11:30
Presenter: Prof. Chieko Umetsu（Professor of Agricultural Economics, Kyoto University）
Title：Measuring the efficiency of collective floodplain aquacultures of Bangladesh using Data Envelopment Analysis
Discussant: Prof. Xiaohua YU
11:30-12:15
Presenter: Prof. Fabian Froese (Professor of Human Resource Management, Uni Gӧttingen)
Title: Employability of Chinese Youths: Rural and Urban Vocational School Students
Discussant: Prof. Xiaohua YU
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Lunch Break: 12:15-13:30 Venue: Conference Room
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Session 2 : Rural Social Dynamics in Japan and Germany
Chair: Prof. Xiaohua YU
13:30-14:15
Presenter: Prof. Motoki Akitsu (Professor of Rural Sociology, Kyoto University）
Title: Two stories for understanding rural changes in Japan: Generation approaches to depopulated areas and women’s entrepreneur movement
Discussant: Prof. Claudia Neu
14:15-15:00
Presenter: Prof. Claudia Neu (Professor of Rural Sociology, Uni. Gӧttingen）
Title: Daseinsvorsorge: Crises and opportunities for individual life planning and public service provision
Discussant: Prof. Motoki Akitsu
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15:00-15:30: Tea/Coffee Break
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Session 3 : Climate Change, Biodiversity and Farmer Welfare
Chair: Prof. Claudia Neu
15:30-16:15
Presenter: Prof. Tobias Plieninger (Professor of Social-Ecological Interactions in Agricultural System, Uni. Goettingen)
Title: Fostering biocultural diversity in landscapes through place-based food networks: a ‘‘solution scan’’ of European and Japanese models
Discussant: Prof. Motoki Akitsu/ Dr. Ulf Roemer
16:15-17:00
Presenter: Dr. Dirk Augustin (Experimental Farm Manager, Uni. Gӧttingen)
Title: Agriculture and Climate Change in German Local Regions (Tentative Title)
Discussant: Dr. Ulf Roemer
17:00-17:45
Presenter: Prof. Xiaohua YU (Professor of Agricultural Economics, Uni. Gӧttingen)
Title: Engel Curve, Farmer Welfare and Food Consumption in 40 Years of Rural China
Discussant: Prof. Chieko Umetsu
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17:45-18:00
Conclusion Remarks: Prof. Motoki Akitsu and Prof. Xiaohua YU
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Program on Dec. 08
Excursion
9:00 am: Start from Goettingen Train Station
9:45 am: (around) Arrival at the Experimental Farm in Relliehausen
Dr. Dirk Augustin (Manager of the Farm)
Address: Waldstraße 5, 37586 Dassel link: https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/112047.html )
11:40 am: Departure for KWS
12:00 : Arrival at KWS
Program in KWS is attached.
16:15 : Depart for Einbeck for a city tour
17:15 : Departure for Goettingen
18:15 : Arrival at Goettingen
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Program on Dec. 09
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Time: 9:00-17:00 on Dec. 9, 2017
Venue: Seminar Room 1, 9th Floor, Platz Der Goettinger Sieben 5, 37073, Goettingen.
*Each presenter has 20 minutes for presentation, followed by 10 minutes comments by a senior researcher or fellow participants.
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Presentations:
Chair: Ms. Lin-Jung CHIU (Kyoto University)
8:30-9:00 Ms. Eva Hasiner
Title: Vulnerability to overweight: An application to the Chinese working age population
Discussant: Prof. Chieko Umetsu
9:00-9:30 Ms. Erina SETO-SUH (Kyoto University)
Title: The hybrid social space of Vietnamese vegetable gardens in Japan
Discussant: Prof. Claudia Neu
9:30-10:00 Mr. Tahir Mahmood (Uni Gӧttingen)
Title: What determines food (in)security in Pakistan?
Discussant: Prof. Chieko Umetsu
10:00-10:30 Mr. Masao FUKUTOMI (Kyoto University)
Title: Do people care about others’ payoff consequence in referendum voting? A laboratory experiment (with Yohei Mitani)
Discussant: Prof. Xiaohua Yu
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
Chair: Ms. Eva Hasiner (Uni Gӧttingen)
11:00-11:30 Mr. Henning Schaak (Uni Gӧttingen)
Title: True attitudes of the agricultural sector towards GM and chemical crop protection
Discussant: Prof. Motoki Akitsu
11:30-12:00 Mr. Yuquan Chen (Uni Gӧttingen)
Title: Does the Centralized Slaughtering Policy Create Market Power for Pork Industry in China?
Discussant: Dr. Ulf Roemer
12:00-12:30 Ms. Lin-Jung CHIU (Kyoto University)
Title: The Food Consciousness in Children’s Educational Picture Books: A Case Study of the Taiwanese Council of Agriculture of Executive Yuan
Discussant: Dr. Ulf Romer /Prof. Xiaohua Yu
12:30-14:00 Lunch at the Mensa
14:00-17:00 City Tour in Goettingen
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Lists of Presenters
Kyoto University
Prof. Motoki Akitsu (Rural Sociology)
Prof. Chieko Umetsu (Environmental Economics and Development Economics)
Ms. Erina SETO-SUH
Ms. Lin-Jung CHIU
Mr. Masao FUKUTOMI
Mr. Makoto Kuroda
University of Goettingen
Prof. Bernhard Bruemmer (Agricultural market analysis)
Prof. Claudia Neu (Rural Sociology)
Prof. Xiaohua Yu (Agricultural Economics)
Prof. Fabian Froese (Human Resource Management in Faculty of Economic Sciences)
Dr. Dirk Augustin (Experimental Farmer Manager, Uni. Goettingen )
Dr. Ulf Roemer (Research Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Uni. Goettingen)
Ms. Eva Hasiner
Mr. Tahir Mahmood
Mr. Henning Schaak
Mr. Yuquan Chen
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If you are interested in participation, please contact Ms. Jana Nowakowsky for registration. Registration is free.
Contact Information:
Prof. Xiaohua Yu, Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen. Room 10.121, Platz Der Goettinger Sieben 5, 37073 Goettingen,
Tel: +49-551-3919574; Email: xyu@gwdg.de
Ms. Jana Nowakowsky , Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen. Room 10.121, Platz Der Goettinger Sieben 5, 37073 Goettingen,
Tel:+49-551-394883；email: jana.nowakowsky@agr.uni-goettingen.de
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