A method for supporting endogenous farmland preservation in hilly and mountainous areas

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25850164
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Rural environmental engineering/Planning
• Research Institution: Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
• Principal Investigator: NAKAJIMA MASAHIRO 東京農工大学, (連合)農学研究科(研究院), 准教授 (80436675)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 中山間地域 / 内発的発展 / 農地保全 / 耕作放棄地 / 外部主体 / ワークショップ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Areas in which the scale expansion and the aggregation of farmlands are not expected in the future require an appropriate method of preservation based on the characteristics unique to each area. Under these situations, we conducted a pilot experiment to construct a collaborative system of endogenous farmlands preservation with support from Godo District, Fujimi Town, Nagano Prefecture and Niiharu District, Minakami Town, Gunma Prefecture.
This study reveals mainly following two points; the first is farming characteristics of farm land users and owners, and the second is changes in farmland use from viewpoints of farmland leases and wildlife damage management. Furthermore, applying these results into the WebGIS, the prospects of its farmlands utilization are suggested at several roundtable conferences.Based on these results, I proposed a method for supporting endogenous farmland preservation in hilly and mountainous areas.

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