Professor
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,
University of Tsukuba
1-1-1, Tennoudai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan
nakano.yuko.fn [at]u.tsukuba.ac.jp
https://trios.tsukuba.ac.jp/researcher/0000003314
(Link to my web site in Japanese)
EDUCATION
2005-2009 National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan, Ph.D. in Development Economics
2003 - 2005 Kobe University, Japan, M.A. in Economics
1999- 2003 Kyoto University, Japan, B.A .
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2024- Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan
2015- 2024 Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan
2012 - 2015 Assistant Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan
2010 - 2012 Post-doctoral Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Tanzania
2009 - 2010 Post-doctoral Fellow, International Rice Research Institute, Philippines
2005 Aug Short Term Consultant, The World Bank
PUBLICATIONS
Publications in Refereed Journals
Ammazia Hanif; Nakano Yuko; Matsushima Midori .2024. "The Benefit of Clean Water on Child Health: An Empirical Analysis with Specific Reference to Escherichia Coli Water Contamination", Water Resources and Economics, 47(100249) .
Magezi, E.F., Y. Nakano, and T. Sakurai. 2021. "Determinants of Mechanization in Rice Production in Tanzania: Evidence from Panel Data ." Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics, 23, 77-82.
Nakano, Y. and E.F. Magezi. 2020."The Impact of Microcredit on Agricultural Technology Adoption and Productivity: Evidence from Randomized Control Trial in Tanzania." World Development, 23, 104997.
Magezi, E.F. and Y. Nakano. 2020. "The Impact of Microcredit on Household Income: The Case of BRAC in Tanzania." Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics, 22:129-134.
Khan, M.F., Y. Nakano and T. Kurosaki. 2019. "Impact of Contract Farming on Land Productivity and Income of Maize and Potato Growers in Pakistan." Food Policy, 85, 28-39.
Nakano,Y. Y. Tanaka, and K. Otsuka 2018. "Impact of Training on the Intensification of Rice Farming: Evidence from Rain-fed Areas in Tanzania." Agricultural Economics, 49(2), 193-202.
Nakano,Y., T.Tsusaka, T.Aida, and V. Pede. 2018. “ Is Farmer-to-Farmer Extension Effective? The Impact of Training on Technology Adoption and Rice Farming Productivity in Tanzania.”World Development, 105, 336-351.
Otsuka, K., Y. Nakano, and K. Takahasi. 2016. "Contract Farming in Developed and Developing Economies." Annual Review of Resource Economics 8:353-376. http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/10.1146/annurev-resource-100815-09545 (Invited Paper).
Kumari, R. and Y. Nakano. 2016. "Does Land Lease Tenure Insecurity Cause Decreased Productivity and Investment in the Sugar Industry? Evidence from Fiji" Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 80(3):406-421. http://www.econ.tsukuba.ac.jp/RePEc/2015-001.pdf (Working paper version)
Nakano, Y. and K. Otsuka. 2011. “Determinants of Household Contribution to Collective Irrigation Management: Case of the Doho Rice Scheme in Uganda,” Environment and Development Economics, 16(5):527-551
(In Japanese)
Nakano, Y. 2019 "Tanzania no Inasaku Nogyo no Hatten ", Kokumin Keizai Zassi" 219 (1) pp.21-34.
Tokuda, S. and Nakano, Y. 2015. "Tanzania no Inasaku ni Okeru Shin Gijutsu no Syuekisei [Profitability of Green Revolution technologies of rice cultivation in Tanzania], Journal of International Cooperation for Agricultural Development, 13, pp.55-68,
Nakano, Y. 2005. “Spatial Integration of Maize Market in Tanzania,” Journal of Rural Economics, Special Issue, pp. 529-535 .
Book Chapters
Yuko Nakano, “The Case of Tanzania: Effectiveness of Management Training on Rice Framing and Farmer-to-Farmer Extension”, In Otsuka K, Mano Y. and Takahashi K. (Eds) Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa, Springer Singapore (309 pages) pp. 75-96, March 2023.
Eustatius Francis Magezi, Yuko Nakano and Takeshi Sakurai, “Mechanization in Tanzania: Impact of Tractorization on Intensification and Extensification of Rice Farming”, In Otsuka K, Mano Y. and Takahashi K. (Eds) Rice Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa, Springer Singapore (309 pages) pp. 177-194, March 2023.
Yuko Nakano and Eustadius Francis Magezi, “How Can We Achieve Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa? The Case of Tanzania”, In Estudillo J. P., Kijima Y. and Sonobe T. (Eds) Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa: Essays in Honor of Keijiro Otsuka, Springer Singapore (387 pages) pp.75-86, December 2022.
Nakano, Y., K.Kajisa, K.Otsuka. 2015 b. “On the Possibility of Rice Green Revolution in Irrigated and Rainfed Areas in Tanzania: An Assement of Management Training and Credit Programs.” in Otsuka, K. and D.F. Larson eds. In Pursuit of an African Green Revolution: Views from Rice and Maize Farmers’ Fields. pp.39-64. Springer.
Nakano, Y., Bamba, I., Diagne, A., Otsuka, K., and Kajisa, K. 2013. “The Possibility of a Rice Green Revolution in Large-scale Irrigation Schemes in Sub-Saharan Africa,” in Otsuka,K. and Larson,D. eds. An African Green Revolution-Finding Ways to Boost Productivity on Small Farms.
Other Publications
Yuko Nakano and Francis Magezi “Is the Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa a Fertilizer and Seed Revolution? The Impact of Training and Free distribution of Fertilizer and Seeds on Agricultural Productivity.” JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute Discussion Paper, vol.14, August 2023.
(Under review)
Eustadius Francis Magezi, Yuko Nakano and Takeshi Sakurai. “Mechanization, Intensification, and Extensification of Agriculture: Evidence from Rice Farming in Tanzania.” JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute Discussion Paper, vol. 7, March 2023. (Under review)
Ammazia Hanif, Yuko Nakano and Midori Matsushima. “The Benefit of Clean Water on Child Health: An Empirical Analysis with Specific Reference to Escherichia Coli Water Contamination.” Tsukuba Economics Working Papers 2023-002, March 2023 (Under review )
Ammazia Hanif, Yuko Nakano and Midori Matsushima. “The Impact of Access to Improved Sanitation Facilities on Child Health in Pakistan.” Tsukuba Economics Working Papers 2022-10, October 2022. (Under review)
2021. "Book Review: Agricultural Development: New Perspectives in a Changing World edited by Keijiro Otsuka and Shenggen Fan, Washington, DC, International Food Policy Research Institute, 2021, xxiii + 741pp ", The Developing Economies, July 2021.
Irumba, H. and Y. Nakano. 2015. “The Impact of Fertilizer Subsidy on Fertilizer Use and Productivity of Small-Scale Rice Farmers in Tanzania.” paper presented at the 9th Emerging State Project (ESP) general meeting, National Graduate Institue for Policy Studies, Tokyo, March 2015.
Nakano,Y. and K.Kajisa. 2014. “How does the Adoption of Modern Variety increase Productivity and Income? : A Case of the Rice Sector in Tanzania.”. JICA-RI Working Paper, No.71. http://goo.gl/1760kJ
Nakano, Y., Tsusaka, T., Tokuda,S., and Kajisa,K. 2013. “Potential of a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Role of Communities in Technology Adoption,” Paper prepared for presentation atInternational Symposium at Kyoto University by the Grant in Aid for Scientific Research (S) Project: Conflict Resolution and Coexistence through Reassessment and Utilization of "African Potentials", 4th-6th Oct 2013.
Nakano, Y. “Irrigation Management in the Doho Rice Scheme in Uganda: An Inquiry into the Potential of a Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa,” Ph.D. dissertation, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, 2009.
PRESENTATIONS (REFEREED)
Annual conference of the Japanese Economic Association, May 2023, Online
International Conference of Asian Society of Agricultural Economists , March 2023, Tokyo, Japan
national Association of Agricultural Economists, August 2021, Online
Annual conference of the Japanese Economic Association, May 2021, Online
Annual conference of the Japanese Economic Association, June 2019, Tokyo, Japan
Annual conference of the International Association of Applied Econometrics, June 2017, Sapporo, Japan.
International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Milan, Italy, August 2015.
Hayami Conference, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, January 2015, Tokyo, Japan.
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s 2014 AAEA Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2014 (Poster presentation).
Hayami Conference, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, December 2013, Tokyo, Japan.
The Agricultural Economic Society of Japan Annual Meeting, March 2013, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Japan.
International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, August 2012 (Poster presentation).
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association’s 2011 AAEA & NAREA Joint Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 2011.
The Agricultural Economic Society of Japan Annual Meeting, Aug. 2005, Hokkaido University, Japan.
INVITED TALKS
Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar, Online, December 2021
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Tokyo, December 2018
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Tokyo, April 2016
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Tokyo, April 2015
The 9th Emerging State Project (ESP) General Meeting, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, March 2015
International Seminar and Workshop on "Rice Research Collaboration: Past and Future", Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan, March 2015
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Tokyo, January 2015
Seminar for Emerging State Project , Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, University of Tokyo, Oct 2014
Monthly Development Seminar, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Sept 2014
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, May 2014
International Symposium at Kyoto University by the Grant in Aid for Scientific Research (S) Project: Conflict Resolution and Coexistence through Reassessment and Utilization of "African Potentials",Oct 2013
IRRI Social Science Division Seminar, Los Banõs, March 2013
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Oct 2012
Embassy of Japan in Tanzania, August 2012.
Japan International Cooperation Agencies (JICA) TANRICE Project seminar, Dar es Slaam, Tanzania, April 2012.
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences, Tsukuba, Japan, March 2012.
Agriculture Research Institute Ilonga, Ministry of Agriculture of Tanzania, Kilosa, September 2011.
GRiPS Africa and Africa Rice Science Week, Cotonou, Benin, September 2011.
Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute, Workshop on an Empirical Analysis on Expanding Rice Production in Sub-Saharan Africa, July 2011.
Embassy of Japan in Tanzania, Dar es Salaam, July 2011.
Launching Workshop of DIIVA Project Objective 3, Africa Rice, Cotonou, Benin, June 2011.
IRRI Tanzania Research Seminar, Dar es Salaam, July 2010.
IRRI Social Sciences Division Seminar, Los Banõs, Philippines, May 2010.
World Bank, Nairobi, March 2010.
World Bank and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Workshop for the Green Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa, Tokyo, December 2009.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Microeconomics II (Graduate level conducted in English)
Microeconomics I (Graduate level conducted in English)
Research Workshop I (Graduate level conducted in English, jointly with other professors)
Contemporary Issues in Developing Countries (Undergraduate level conducted in English)
Introductory Microeconomics (Undergraduate level conducted in Japanese)
Special Seminar on International Studies (Undergraduate level conducted in Japanese)
International Studies III (Undergraduate level conducted in Japanese, jointly with other professors)
Freshman Seminar (Undergraduate level conducted in Japanese, jointly with other professors)
Sustainable Development in International Society (Undergraduate level conducted in Japanese, jointly with other professors)
RESEARCH FIELDS
Development Economics, Agricultural Development in Africa, Rice Sector Development in East Africa
REFEREE EXPERIENCES
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, World Development, Agricultural Economics, Food Policy, Food Security, Environment and Development Economics, Land Use Policy, Global Food Security, Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Japanese Journal of Agricultural Economics, Journal of Development and Agricultural Economics , African Journal of Agricultural Research. Journal of Development Effectiveness, Asian Development Review
OUTREACH ACTIVITIE
One day lecture at Mishima Kita high school, Shizuoka Japan, November 2020.
Lunch time seminar at JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development, Japan, Oct 2010.
One day lecture at Otajoshi high school, Gunma, Japan, September 2019.
One day lecture at Midorioka high school, Ibaraki, Japan, October 2018.
Presentation at University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, February 2018.
One day lecture at Takezono high school, Ibaraki, Japan, November 2017.
Presentation at "Workshop for Field Monitoring and Evaluation of Agricultural Impact on Environment", Sept 2015.
One day lecture on information asymmetry for the government officers from African countries, JICA Kansai, Feb 2016, May 2016, Jan 2019、Feb 2020
One day lecture on agricultural economics for the extension officers from African countries, JICA Tsukuba, June 2015, June 2016, June 2017, June 2018, June 2019.
One day lecture for the students of Senior High School of University of Tsukuba, May 2015.
One day lecture at Sohosai Festival, University of Tsukuba, November 2014.
Extension course at Institute of Development Economies, July 2014.
One day lecture at Yonezawa Kojokan high school, July 2014.
One day lecture at Minami Nagareyama elementary school, December 2012.
One day lecture at Minami Nagareyama elementary school, July 2010.
MEMBERSHIP
Agriculture and Applied Economics Association, International Association of Agricultural Economists, The Agricultural Economic Society of Japan.
LANGUAGES
English (Fluent), Japanese (Native), French (Basic), Swahili (Basic)
COMPUTER SKILLS
STATA, Word, Excel, Power Point, R