The influence of changes of farming systems on natural resource management in Java Island during the high-growth economy

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K21207
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Human geography; Area studies
• Research Institution: Kochi University
• Principal Investigator: Endo Nao 高知大学, 教育研究部人文社会科学系教育学部門, 講師 (40532156)
• Research Collaborator: Handarto パジャジャラン大学, 農産業技術学部, 教授 ; KUSHARTO Clara M ボゴール農科大学, 人間生態学部, 教授
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 長期的経済成長 / 自然資源管理システム / 農業 / 農村 / インドネシア / ジャワ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this research was to clarify changes of farming systems and socio-economic conditions in developing countries with long-term economic growth and the influence of the changes on natural resource management. For this purpose, field surveys were conducted in 3 villages in Java Island.
The research revealed that the traditional means to manage natural resources was no longer effective in rural villages in Java Island which saw diversification and popular aging in agriculture and an increase in the number of households that gave up farming. It was also revealed that regardless of who was an agency to manage the farm, whether it was an absentee landowner or a local resident, the agency’s income growth was prioritized, so an alternative system to manage natural resources had not been built up yet.

Free Research Field

農村地理学、地域研究（東南アジア）