Development Issues of Consolidating Farmland

Case Studies on the Regional Middle Management Method

Abstract

The MAFF is promoting intermediate management projects to consolidate farmland to core farmers and realize efficient agricultural management. This study examined the operational structure and viability of corporations that aggregate and collectively manage farmland and farmland-consolidative corporations. The goal was to investigate the opportunities and challenges of establishing such corporations. We surveyed three general incorporated associations that adopted a regional middle management method. The results indicate that a system had been established to separate farmland management from farm work while using subsidies for regional management purpose. Moreover, the subsidies encompassed equipment renewal and labor costs. The findings suggest that establishing farmland-consolidative corporations requires subsidies or other revenue to cover these costs.