Reproduction of Tsunami Struck Farmland and Formation of Community Farming Organization in Iwate Prefecture

The Case of Otomo and Hirota District, Rikuzentakata City, Iwate Pref.

Abstract

This study's purpose is to clear the process of reproduction of Tsunami struck farmland and factors to form farming organization by interview survey and participant observation in Otomo district and Hirota district in Rikuzentakata city. Farmers in both districts had organized to keep the farmland before the Tsunami disaster, because it was difficult to ensure full-time farmers. These organizations have done the reproduce farmland in each district after the Tsunami disaster. The reproductions of farmland have been carried out community farming organization in the both districts. But the form of community farming organizations was different because of the farm situation and habits in the district. Otomo district is one unit area. Hirota district is divided small. And the existence organization is effective as the capacity of the consensus building.