Division of Bio-systems Sustainability
This division consists of 4 research groups: “Agricultural and Resource Economics”, “Safety and Function of Food”, “Biomass Conversion Science” and “Sustainable Agro-science”all of which ultimately focus on the sustainability of human societies and the biosphere. The main themes of this division are: (1) socio-economic research and education on agriculture and food production, and policies of bioresource utilization systems, (2)development of safe and functional foods for mankind from a biochemical perspective,(3)research into new production systems and advanced utilization of biomass, (4)research on the ecological relationships between microorganisms and plants, plants and animals, and mankind and the biosphere in order to enhance sustainable bio-production. Students possessing an extensive knowledge of ecology and agriculture will be educated according to the curriculum provided by this division.
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Chairs
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Chair of Agricultural and Resource Economics
This course provides socio-economic studies which concern with social basis of human beings such as food, resources and environment. Given the future trend of food systems as well as safety of food, possible sustainable agriculture and fishery development, environmental problems, recycled society formation, partnership, landscape performance to adapt various agricultural facets, tourism in rural areas, global population and global food problems are the key words.Faculties in Charge
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Chair of Safety and Function of Food
Research and education for: improvement on food safety; establishment of safe techniques for storage, processing and transportation of foods; research and development of safety food ingredients and functional foods; functional analysis of foods and gastrointestinal microbes for health maintenance.Faculties in Charge
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Chair of Biomass Conversion
In order to lower the increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere and global warming caused by the consumption of fossil fuels, the environment in which living organisms exist will be analyzed from a biological, chemical and physical perspective, and research will be conducted on the development of new plant resources, environmental adaptation mechanisms of resource plants, the control of biomass production systems and energy by physical methods, and the value adding of biomass resources by chemical methods.Faculties in Charge
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Chair of Sustainable Agro-science
One of main themes of this research group is how to conserve the relationships among microorganisms, plants and animals in environments degenerating due to human activities and global warming. We are investigating the interactions among animals, plants and microorganisms as integrated systems in order to establish new models for sustainable food production systems. To realize this, we are focusing on food production fields as well as on the circumstances of such human activities. Our intention is to develop education to propagate students capable of proposing regional governance for food production and environmental conservation.