The Role of Business Cooperatives in the Receiving of Foreign Technical Intern Trainees

Case Study in Yachiyo Town and Surrounding

Abstract

From the point of view that local farmers which wish to use Foreign Intern Training System will increase, this case study clarified overview of business cooperatives' receiving of Foreign Intern Trainees from three interviews for farmers as implementing organization, business cooperatives as supervising organization and Chinese sending organization. These interviews showed that business cooperatives tend to respond farmers' request, and JAs and business cooperatives are segregated depend on farmers' scale.