Study on ideal way of contract farming in Northeast Asia

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 17K07956
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural science in management and economy
• Research Institution: Ishikawa Prefectural University
• Principal Investigator: kim sunggak 石川県立大学, 生物資源環境学部, 教授 (90361279)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: 契約農業 / 生産契約 / 販売契約

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to (1) examine the current situation of the U.S. contract production(farming) which is very popular and advanced, and on the basis of that, to (2) conduct comparative analysis on the contract production(farming) between Northeast Asia countries including South Koreas where conflicts regarding the relative evaluation method are significant, Japan having developed its own way, and China/Vietnam where the contract production(farming) have expanded rapidly recent years. Through comparative examination over contract production from the viewpoint of balancing economic efficiency and fairness, this study tries to search for and propose the ideal way of contract production in Northeast Asia countries.

Free Research Field

農業経済

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

以下の３つがあげられる。①契約生産がもっとも進んでいる米国の経験・事例を踏まえつつ、東北アジアにおける契約農業のあり方を模索したこと、②「経済性と公平性との両立」の観点から契約生産のあり方を模索したこと、③契約生産の発展段階を規定する社会・経済的条件を究明し、東北アジアに適した契約農業のモデル（経済性と公平性との両立の仕組み）の提示を試みたこと