CURRICULUM VITAE
Hirata, Masahiro
title: Associate Professor, Department of Agro-Environmental Science
e-mail: masa@
phone/fax: +81-155-49-5485/5593
academic degrees
1999 Ph.D. (Agriculture), Kyoto University, Japan
1993 M. Agr. Sci., University of Tokyo, Japan
1991 B. Agr. Sci., Tohoku University, Japan
collaborative work
The Research Project on the Impact of Climate Changes on Agriculture Production System in Arid Areas (The Cooperative Project with Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology & the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey)
research interests
Subsistence of pastoralists and those livestock management techniques in dry areas
Interaction between grassland ecology and livestock production
Milk culture system of pastoralists over the Old Continent
Origins and diffusion of pastoralism and milk processing techniques
Distribution development of milk products in developing countries for the progression of income