Hiroaki Murase (D2) et al. wins Best Paper Award in the Japan Association of Regional Development and Vitalization

From left, Mr. Hiroaki Murase (D1),
Prof. Takashi Maeno, Prof. Mikako Hayashi

The paper titled "A Study of CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Regarding Regional Development-A Case Study of Menno Village Naganuma's Activity" was selected as the Best Paper and will be presented in Regional Revitalization Forum in National Lifelong Learning Forum held on November 22 in Kochi Prefecture. The paper, authored by Prof. Takashi Maeno, Prof. Mikako Hayashi, and Hiroaki Murase (D2) was featured in Chiiki Kassei Kenkyu, the collection of papers published by the Japan Association of Regional Development and Vitalization. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is increasingly common in western countries, but relatively rare in Japan. Murase et al. clarified the characteristics and proved the effectiveness of Japanese-style CSA based on their research of CSA farmers in Hokkaido and CSA system modeling. The award recognized the new perception of CSA as a system useful for local revitalization. The research was partially underwritten by Norinchukin Bank.