Abstract
The purpose of this study is to clarify the problems of local farmer participation in a support system for the new entrants into farming.
This study analyzed the intention of the local farmers about expectation and support for the new entrants in Kumakogen-cho, Ehime.
The following solutions are proposed
Improve supporting activity of “the mediator" for three or four years even after the training is over.
Promote interchange with the new entrants and the local farmers from an early stage.
Organize the support system in a farming group and residents’ association.
