Abstract
Although the number of entrepreneurship operated by rural women has been increased in 1980s, the high rate of aged members and the low amount sold are its problems for development. By the case study in Hiroshima prefecture, it is found that there are many groups which operate restaurant or processing of agricultural products in the area where agricultural income is high and women are not so deeply engaged in agriculture. It is also found that entrepreneurship has the economic and social effects. In order to develop entrepreneurship, wages correspond to off-farm job, co-operation with regional agricultural production, inter group and inter region co-operation are needed.
