The impact and challenges of agricultural internships on farm work

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25590241
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Osaka Kyoiku University
• Principal Investigator: TASAKI Etsuko 大阪教育大学, 学内共同利用施設等, 准教授 (60508745)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 農業インターンシップ / 農業研修 / 非農家出身 / 農学系大学 / 新規就農 / 農業キャリア / 農業者人材育成 / 農業指導者

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The current situation and life-study of agricultural research and agricultural internships carried out by experienced agricultural leaders for university agricultural students and new farmers who have completed agricultural training showed an impact on their careers. Agricultural internship had an impact on course selection and implementation of agriculture and farming. In the case of farmer training information shared on both the receiving side (JA and municipalities) and trainees’ side lead to an understanding of levels and desires in terms of farming aspirations. But this exchange, as well as the guidance given by experts and the nurturing of trainees was found to be insufficient, and it was revealed that an increase in training effect is necessary to solve these problems.

Free Research Field

農業者人材育成（キャリア教育、生涯学習、指導・育成技法等）