Japanese Journal of Farm Management
Online ISSN : 2186-4713
Print ISSN : 0388-8541
ISSN-L : 0388-8541
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The Logic and Foresight Regarding the Development of "Corporate Management" in Agriculture
Tomio SAKAI
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2011 Volume 48 Issue 4 Pages 7-16

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As we see more and more pressure placed on the liberalization of agricultural products and expansion of abandoned farmlands within the country, the demand for strengthening the management system of land-use agriculture seems to be increasing. One of the solutions for this problem is the entry of enterprises into this field. However, according to academics in the field, it is too difficult for enterprises to take up farming considering that land-use agriculture has been based on family businesses. On the other hand, those concerned with the study of farm management have mentioned "New Farm Management," which is a system in which the development of totally new enterprises or organizing farms in a manner never seen before are to be implemented. Indeed, the conditions such as upgrading the managerial environment based on the market, adoption of industrial skills and corporate management, changing farm income realized by direct payments, and lower wages and lower land costs are sure to lead to corporate management ventures. However, considering the limits of industrial management and its instability, it will not be easy to progress this option. Furthermore, it can be said that corporate management shows a very peculiar feature, which is that it has the characteristics of a public business due to its dependency on subsidies, and that it is destined to be based upon stakeholder management in the regional communities.
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