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Transformation of Rural Communities and Countermeasures by Farmers at the 'Turning Point' in Japanese Agriculture

Research Project

Project/Area Number 11610192
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field 社会学(含社会福祉関係)
Research InstitutionIwate Prefectural University

Principal Investigator

HOSOYA Takashi  Iwate Prefectural University, Faculty of Policy Studies, Professor, 総合政策学部, 教授 (10005754)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMADA Kana  Faculty of Policy Studies, Iwate Prefectural University Research Associate, 総合政策学部, 助手 (90305334)
LIU Wenjing  Faculty of Policy Studies, Iwate Prefectural University Assistant Professor, 総合政策学部, 講師 (80325927)
SATO Toshiaki  Faculty of Policy Studies, Iwate Prefectural University Associate Professor, 総合政策学部, 助教授 (10215816)
TOKUGAWA Naohito  Tohoku University, Theory of Social Structure and Change, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Associate Professor, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 助教授 (10227572)
KOBAYASI Kazuho  Tohoku University, Theory of Social Structure and Change, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Associate Professor, 大学院・情報科学研究科, 助教授 (20150253)
阿部 晃士  岩手県立大学, 総合政策学部, 講師 (50305314)
Project Period (FY) 1999 – 2000
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2000)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2000: ¥1,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 1999: ¥1,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000)
KeywordsRice Cropping at the 'Turning Point' / Transformation of Rural Community / Countermeasures by Farmers at the 'Turning Point'
Research Abstract

Now is the 'turning point' of the agricultural situation, especially of the rice crop, in Japan. Our research purpose is to make clear the circumstances of transformation of Japanese rural communities and of countermeasures by farmers. For it, we selected some rice cropping areas that are typical in Japan.
1. We had some researches in the Shonai Area in Yamagata Prefecture, on the leaders of agricultural associations of each hamlet. In these researches, we investigated the present conditions of farm management and their intentions about it, in comparison with the previous researches of ours. As a result, it became clear that the basic trend was to apply a part of family manpower to non-agricultural works, with keeping up their rice cropping by the voluntary collaboration in small-scale, or searching the way of cash earnings plus something, with production of some crops excepting rice.
2. It is said that the rice stock in Japan is 'surplus', but in Okinawa Prefecture, the self-sufficiency rate in the rice supply is low. The reason why we selected the Ishigaki island in Okinawa, is that Ishigaki is a valuable rice cropping area in Okinawa. According to our research, we could find the people's intention to bring in more profitable variety of rice, such as 'Hitomebore'.
3. One of the important issues about Japanese agriculture nowadays, is the choice between large-scale farm management or small-scale family farming. To seek the logic of Japanese family farming, we had the interview research on the dairy farmers in Hokkaido, who have chosen the way of dairying with family manpower. For, although there have been many dairy households on a large-scale in Hokkaido, the merits of family dairying come to be reevaluated these days.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2000 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1999 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All Other

All Publications (6 results)

  • [Publications] 徳川直人: "マイペース酪農交流会の意味世界とその特質"『畜産の研究』. 2001年5月号. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 徳川直人,相澤出,劉章旗: "庄内地方における営農志向の現況と農村社会-酒田市生産組合長に対する第三次「営農志向調査」から-"『社会学研究』. 69号. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tokugawa, Naohito: "Life and the Universe of Discourse of the 'My Own Pace' Dairy Movement at Betukai, Hokkaido"CHIKUSAN-NO-KENKYU, May (2001). (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Tokugawa, Naohito, Aizawa, Izuru, Liu, Zhang Qi: "Farming Strategies for Rice Cropping in the Contemporary Free-market Situation : A Survey in Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture"THE STUDY OF SOCIOLOGY. No.69. (2001)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      2000 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 徳川直人: "マイペース酪農交流会の意味世界とその特質"畜産の研究. 2001年5月号. (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 徳川直人,相澤出,劉章旗: "庄内地方における営農志向の現況と農村社会-酒田市生産組合長に対する第三次「営農志向調査」から-"社会学研究. 69号. (2001)

    • Related Report
      2000 Annual Research Report

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