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Fukushima University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Associate Professor Ryota Koyama (Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization, Restoration Support Group, Department of Community Restoration Manager)

Research on continued agriculture and rebuilding lives at specific recommended evacuation sites, and the spread of a regional regeneration model

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Project Description

The project aims to conduct demonstrative research in an integrated manner with resident activities in the Ryozen-Oguni district of Date City, Fukushima Prefecture in order to present a regional regeneration model through continued agriculture and rebuilding lives. Through detailed assessment of the state of contamination through radioactive material (creation of air, soil, and crop contamination maps), the reduction of the air dose and the development of agricultural reconstruction technologies based on the level of contamination, and the construction of a safety inspection system for self-sufficiency and regional distribution of agricultural products aimed at rebuilding lives, the project will establish technologies and scientific knowledge for responding to nuclear power disasters and promote regional regeneration through the assessment of the structure of issues between regions and the social implementation of radiation countermeasures. In addition, the structure of damage will be clarified through systematic damage surveys, and a regional regeneration model will be presented.

Grant year
FY2011 Research Grants
Grant term
3 years and 6 months
October 2011 - March 2015
Grant amount
19,094,000 yen
Activity region
Oguni District, Ryozen Date City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Installation of test equipment in an experimental filed

Overview of the Organization

Ryota Koyama, Associate Professor
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Ryota Koyama, Associate Professor
Profile
Specialist field
Agricultural economics, co-operative studies, regional economics
Affiliated academic societies
The Agricultural Economics Society of Japan, The Japan Association for Regional Economic Studies, The Japanese Society for Co-operative Studies, The Japan Association of Economic Geographers, Japanese Society of Equine Science, Rural Issues Association of Japan, The Agricultural Economics Society of Hokkaido, The Agricultural Economic Society of Tohoku, The Tohoku Academic Association for Economics, A Society for the Study of Hokkaido Agriculture
Background
Has served as Associated Professor for Fukushima University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration since April 2005 and Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization, Restoration Support Group, Department of Community Restoration Manager (concurrent position since July 2011). Acquired doctorate in agriculture from the Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University in March 2002. As of 2012, serves as chairperson of Fukushima Prefecture Rice Supply Information Review Committee, member of the Fukushima Prefecture Regional Fisheries Revival Council, director of the Local Production-Local Consumption Campaign Promotion Fukushima Cooperative Council, and member of the Science Council of Japan Coordination Committee.
WEB site
http://www.fukushima-u.ac.jp/
Collaborating researchers
Committee for Bringing Back a Beautiful Oguni from Radiation, Date City, Tokyo University, Tokyo University of Agriculture
Research record
His major writings from FY2011 are as follows.
  • (1) Ryota Koyama, Tomomi Komatsu, Hideki Ishikawa "Regenerating Food and Agriculture from Radioactive Contamination", Ie-No-Hikari Association, August 2012
  • (2) Tomio Yuki, Ryota Koyama, Norinchukin Research Institute Co.,Ltd., "Role of JA in Reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake",Ie-No-Hikari Association, August 2012
His major papers from FY2011 are as follows.
  • (1) Ryota Koyama, "Damage to farming village from the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power accident and approaches towards regeneration: Regional characteristics of agriculture in Fukushima Prefecture and response challenges", Japan Association of Economic Geographers Annual Bulletin, Vol.57 No.3, September 2011, pp.63-66
  • (2) Ryota Koyama, "Social role played by co-operatives in response to food issues: Response of Fukushima Prefecture and co-operatives to the Great East Japan Earthquake", Co-operatives Research, Vo. 30 No. 3 (Vo. 87 of the set), August 2011, pp.13-20