【UW Study Abroad×OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019】 UW Study Abroad OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019 ~ Food Systems and the Environment in Northern Japan ~ 1 / 17 【UW Study Abroad×OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019】 Contents UW Study Abroad OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019 .......................................................................................... 1 １．Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................ 3 2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 4 2-1. About this program ............................................................................................................................................. 4 2-2. Professors in OUAVM ........................................................................................................................................ 5 2-3. Participants of this program ............................................................................................................................... 6 3. Program Schedule .................................................................................................................................................. 7 4. Accommodation ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 5. Transportation ......................................................................................................................................................... 9 5-1. Taxi ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 5-2. Bicycle rental ...................................................................................................................................................... 9 6. Internet Service ..................................................................................................................................................... 10 6-1. WiFi in Hokkaido .............................................................................................................................................. 10 6-2. WiFi on Campus .............................................................................................................................................. 10 7. Currency and Price of Goods ............................................................................................................................... 11 7-1.Currency ........................................................................................................................................................... 11 7-2. Price of goods and services ............................................................................................................................. 12 8. What to Wear? ...................................................................................................................................................... 13 9. Emergency ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 9-1. When you get sick or injured… ........................................................................................................................ 14 9-2. Earthquakes ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 9-3. Emergency phone number .............................................................................................................................. 15 9-4. Emergency contact in the University ............................................................................................................... 15 10. Map around OUAVM campus ............................................................................................................................. 16 11. Lecture materials ................................................................................................................................................. 17 2 / 17 【UW Study Abroad×OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019】 １．Foreword Summer 2019 Welcome to the second year of offering of Food Systems and the Environment in Obihiro, Hokkaido, in Northern Japan! As you may know, Madison and Obihiro are sister cities, a relationship which has fostered friendship and citizen to citizen exchange programs for many years. The formal collaboration between the University of Wisconsin (UW‐ Madison) and Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (OUAVM) was initiated with a visit by Professor Palta in early 2013 to share technology for the improvement of quality and production of potatoes in the Tokachi and Kamikawa regions in Hokkaido. After several visits by exchanged by the faculty and administration from the two institutes a memorandum of agreement for collaboration and scientific exchange was signed in fall of 2014. At present we have vibrant collaborative activities between the two institutions in areas of Soil Science, Food Science, Plant Pathology, Entomology and Animal Science, involving the commercial potato and dairy industry. Several faculty and post‐doctoral researchers from UW‐Madison and OUAVM are conducing joint research. Last year we started the Japan study abroad program to extend of our collaborative effort and learning to students. We had a very good feed‐back from our 2018 offering of this program and have implemented changes from this feed‐back to provide even better opportunities for learning and experiencing Northern Japan. This study abroad program was designed to be a truly bilateral program between the two institutions. In this program students from OUAVM and UW‐Madison will be paired to learn beyond the scope of this course. You will have the chance to learn not only about the food system and environment, but also an excellent opportunity to become familiar with the culture and share your knowledge and experience with one another. You will learn from professors with diverse research backgrounds and will have the unique opportunity to participate on many site visits throughout Hokkaido that will complement what is taught in the classroom. We hope that you will take full advantage of this program by being open to new ways of learning and to forming new friendships with students from UW‐Madison and OUAVM. Once again, welcome to Obihiro! Sincerely, Jiwan Palta Aurelie Rakotondrafara Toshihisa Kanayama Akio Miyamoto Professor, UW‐Madison, Assistant Professor, UW‐Madison, Professor, OUAVM, Professor, OUAVM, Department of Horticulture Department of Plant Pathology Director, Global Department Chief, AgroMedicine Global AgroMedicine Research Center Research Center 3 / 17 【UW Study Abroad×OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019】 2. Introduction 2-1. About this program Description In this program, you will learn the mechanisms of food systems on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. In the first part of the course, an overview of the natural resources and historical background will be provided to help you build an understanding of underlying natural and human influences on current food production systems in Hokkaido. You will see volcanic activities strongly influencing local agriculture. The combination of lectures and field visits to local farms and processing sites will enhance your knowledge from scientific research, farm management and food processing through to the consumer. Lectures and discussions will be linked to practical site/field visits involving local growers, animal agriculture, dairy production facilities and organizations in Tokachi region. Learning Objectives I. Recognize social, economic, and environmental influences on local agricultural systems and find suitable approaches to analyze them II. Develop an understanding of the scientific and technological advances, as well as traditional practices, adopted in the local agricultural environment, and critically assess and contrast with food systems in Wisconsin III. Cultivate cultural competency by observing the local natural resources, as well as studying the social, political, economic, and technological aspects of agriculture in the area VI. Enhance intercultural communication skills by working with students from Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine who will attend the course V. Evaluate opportunities for professional careers in the international food production industry 4 / 17 【UW Study Abroad×OUAVM Summer Joint Program 2019】 2-2. Professors in OUAVM Lecture and Discussion 1: Environment and Agriculture in Hokkaido Masayuki TANI Kazumitsu ONISHI Takumi AKASAKA Soil Science Plant Breeding Ecology Conservation Lecture and Discussion 2: Soil and Crops in Hokkaido Daigo AIUCHI Rintaro KINOSHITA Jun KASUGA Entomology and Soil Science Plant Physiology Plant pathology Lecture and Discussion 3: Dairy Production and Farming in Hokkaido Kenji FUKUDA Tatsuhiko GOTO Naoki FUKUMA Milk Hygiene Animal Genetics and Breediing, Gut Microbiology and Applied Animal Science Animal Nutrition Lecture and Discussion 4: Environment of Hokkaido and Food System Hiroichi KONO Tadashi KISHIMOTO Hiroyuki IWAMOTO Agricultural Economics Environmental and Agricultural Economics Agricultural Engineering Japanese