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Nomura Hisako

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Outline Activities

Hisako Nomura is an associate professor at the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University. She obtained her Ph.D. in 2005 at Manchester University, U.K. He specializes in impact evaluation (socioeconomic evaluation) of the introduction of policies and projects. In Japan, she has conducted impact evaluations of smart agriculture and nudge evaluations of food waste recycling programs. Her research in relation to development is about the impact assessment of farmers’ adaptation to new agricultural technology and practice，　specifically looking at the economic impact of new policies and projects on household expenditures and food security. In recent years, she has conducted field experiments using RCTs (randomized controlled trials) as the main research method, including studies contributing to evidence-based policymaking. Specifically, she has been looking at the economic impact on farmers of the diffusion of new agricultural methods and technological innovations and has analyzed changes in production efficiency and evaluation of increased profit efficiency in shochu production by female farmers who adopted new skills and technology in Cambodia, or changes in farmers' production behavior in crop cultivation using natural enemies in Vietnam. Other themes of agriculture and health include an assessment of awareness of ethical consumption and the value of traditional farming systems to rural area economies.

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Educational Activities

Undergraduate School

Technical Communication 1-I
Elementary Statistics I, II
Elementary Economics I, II
Current Global Agricultural Issues I, II

Graduate School

Advanced International Agricultural Development
International Rural Development
Rural Survey Research Methods