The Actual Conditions of Agricultural Succession in Less-favored and depopulation aging areas.

A Case study of Young Farmer's Successors in Okunoto Region, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify the problem of farm succession in the region of Less-favored and depopulation aging areas. Interviews were conducted to farmer young successors in Okunoto region, Ishikawa Prefecture about succession process and the changes in the content of the farmer management before and after successor's starting participation in agriculture. As a result, it was found that these farmers were not only they were even the family farm and extended resources, but also promoted the Sixth Industry and made cooperative relationships with neighboring farmers and others.