Abstract
This paper examined the ripple effect of the food industry on agricultural production in the Chugoku region, Japan, on the basis of an input-output analysis. The following results were obtained: (1) The ripple effect of the food industry on agricultural production in this region is not as significant as it is in other regions. (2) The effect of the rice milling and alcoholic beverage sectors on agricultural production is more significant in this region than in other regions. (3) The effect of the livestock, rice milling, and cooked food sectors on agricultural production occupies the bigger share than other sectors. (4) In the food industry in this region, the dependence on other regions for raw materials is relatively high. (5) The effects of the production values of the livestock, rice milling, and cooked food sectors on the agricultural production value have decreased.
