Study of Planning Process of Agricultural Channel Developments Conformable to Regional Environment

Case Study of Land Consolidation Project in Kita-Oshio Miyagi Pref.

Abstract

This paper aims to consider the planning process of environmental conformity channel and the planning technique, in which farmers participated. The research was done in a land consolidation project of Kita-Oshio, Tajiri town, Miyagi pref. Main findings are as follows. 1)Realistic measures to promote effective agricultural production without disturbing existing ecosystem were included in the plan. 2)The main interest of farmers in the process of developing the plan was in labor saving of maintenance management work such us weeding. 3)Various people participated in the process, and the method that phased in narrowing down the problem was effective in the planning process.