2020 年 34 巻 1 号 p. 38-41
Urban agriculture must be discussed from the following three perspectives: suburban farming, urban farming, and isolated farming operations located within urban areas. While the subdivision of farmland through its emancipation, which began in 1946, had a significant impact on urban planning and development in Japan, the amount of farmland located in urban areas has decreased dramatically since the time of farmland emancipation. Although the impact of the 2022 Productive Green Land problem will likely be minor, currently, urban farmland has become a hindrance to the real estate business and the creation of new businesses. As land is a limited public good, economic rationality and public interest should be prioritized, and tax incentives for urban farmland should be reconsidered in a stepwise manner.