This is the first book to focus on farm and rural community management in less favored areas of Japan. It provides an economic framework for, and empirical findings on, rural community management in terms of the distribution of rural resources, efficiency of farmland conservation, community development through agribusinesses, and utilization of human resources for the sustainability of rural society. The topics addressed include organic farming, the added value of locally processed foods, broad-based community agreement under a direct payment policy, forms of community vitalization, new farmers, farm diversification, redistribution of local resources among farmers by establishing farm organizations, community business, community hubs formed by multiple communities, and stakeholders who have migrated from urban to rural areas.The book is divided into four parts. Part I examines the relationship between regional agriculture and the conservation of farmland, including in hilly and mountainous areas. Part II deals with the improvement of farm resource management, particularly the redistribution of agricultural resources within multiple communities. In turn, Part III focuses on agribusinesses, especially the production of locally processed foods and community business. Lastly, Part IV addresses the sustainability of rural society, and discusses rural community development through community hubs, community-based rural tourism, and immigrated stakeholders. In each part, the peculiarities and commonalities of rural communities are explored by comparing the results of these studies with domestic and international studies.This book is highly recommended to readers who are concerned with the development of agriculture and community, resource conservation in less favored areas, and the theoretical and empirical aspects of agricultural and resource economics, as well as to those who wish to better understand rural communities in Japan.

Examines the factors that affect the development of community business, such as food processing, farm diversification, and cooperation among rural communities Includes theoretical aspects, econometrics, case studies, and a historical view of community development and utilization of rural resources Empirically explores the characteristics of Japan's rural communities and community agreements entered into under a direct payment policy

Autorentext

Nobuyoshi Yasunaga, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University
Norikazu Inoue, Faculty of Life and Environmental Science, Shimane University

Inhalt
Chapter 1: Historical and Geographical Viewpoints for the Analysis of Rural Community Management.- Part I Farmland Conservation and Rural Vitalization.- Chapter 2: Characteristics of Collective Conservation of Farmlands with Broad-Based Community Agreement under Direct Payment Policy in Hilly and Mountainous Areas.- Chapter 3: Resource Conservation and Community Vitalization Forms of Rural Communities in Hilly and Mountainous Areas.- Chapter 4: Characteristics of New Farmers' Entry into Agriculture in Hilly and Mountainous Areas.- PartFarm Management through Circulation of Agricultural Resources and Fam Diversification.- Chapter 5: Agriculture Based on the Recirculation of Local Resources: Focusing on Community-Based Farming Organizations.- Chapter 6: Diversification Choices for Community-Based Farming Corporations: Focusing on Farm Resources.- Chapter 7: Agriculture Based on Regional Self-Sufficiency in Mountain Villages.- Part Significance and Possibility of Locally ProcessedFood and Community Businesses.- Chapter 8: Value and Consumption Conditions of Locally Processed Food: Market Strategy of Tomato Juice.- Chapter 9: Community Development Based on the Local Food Culture: A Case Study of Mindani District.- Chapter 10: Impact of Broad-Based Regional Management on Community Businesses Forms in Hilly and Mountainous areas.- Part Sustainability of Rural Society: Possibility of Community Development Projects.- Chapter 11: The Role of the Community Hub Established with Multiple Communities in Hilly and Mountainous Areas.- Chapter 12: Relations between Community-based Tourism and Autonomous Organizations in Rural East Asia: A Case Study of Japan and China.- Chapter 13: Characteristics of Young People on Employment and Settlement in Rural East Asia: A Case of the Rural-Regeneration Supporters Project.