Abstract
Recently, uncertainty about the future has been increasing for those involved in the agricultural business in Japan. In such a situation, we monitor the movements of agricultural enterprises.
We selected the agricultural enterprises engaged in the industrialization of the Senary sector as the subjects for our case study. The study aims to (1) clarify how agricultural networks can form among management entities, and (2) discuss characteristics of agricultural networks and options for handling issues that may arise in the future. In this study, by focusing on the effects and uses of various resources, we investigate the character of agricultural networks.
The survey indicates three particularly important considerations regarding the establishment of agricultural networks: producers’ networks are based on their philosophy and principles, people network by implementing the development of human resources for agricultural purposes, and communities create networks for the conservation and utilization of regional resources.
