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1st Symposium Hosted by the Policy Science Research Institute:
Rice Cultivation for Sake - The History and Sustainability of Sake Brewing Rice

[Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation] 2025.03.31

Date and Time: November 17, 2024 (Sunday) 14:00-17:00
Location: Hyogo Prefectural Hyogo-no-Tsu Museum

Keynote Speech:
Hiroyuki Maki, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, Hyogo Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center

Panelists:
Ryusuke Honda, President and CEO of Honda Shoten Co., LTD.
Shinsuke Sato, Deputy Director of Kato Agricultural and Forestry Promotion Office, North Harima Prefectural Bureau, Hyogo Prefecture
Naoki Masuhara, Associate Professor, School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo

Presenter:
Shintaro Maki, Visiting Professor at University of Hyogo / Special Researcher at Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

In this symposium, the focus was on sake brewing rice as a symbol of economic growth accompanied by decarbonization in achieving carbon neutrality. The role of government in agricultural innovation was examined, incorporating perspectives from private companies to discuss the future potential of Hyogo Prefecture's sake brewing rice. It was emphasized that maintaining the development and production of sake brewing rice based on the activities of the Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries Technology Center and linking it to regional revitalization is socio-economically beneficial.

Organizers:
Shintaro Maki, Visiting Professor at University of Hyogo / Special Researcher at Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation

Atsushi Osawa, Lecturer
Natsumi Ochiai, Lecturer

Published in “Joukai Shunjuu” November 2024 issue, Brewing World Communication Co., Ltd., November 15, 2024