Research fields:
Agricultural economics, distribution issues on agricultural and livestock products within and outside Japan
Research themes:
Distribution structures and safety of livestock products in Japan and North America
[Keywords] International division of labor, agri-business, industrialization of agriculture
Main books and papers:
◆“Nenryo ka kokumotsu ka —Bioethanol no shinjitsu—” (Fuel or Grain —Facts about Bioethanol—) (Co-authored, Nihon Keizai Hyouronsha Ltd., 2008)
◆“America shokuniku sangyo to shin-sedai nokyo” (Meat Industry and New-Generation Agricultural Cooperatives in the United States) (Nihon Keizai Hyouronsha Ltd., 2002)