畜産をめぐる経済グローバリゼーションの影響と新たな主体形成・資源利用

九州における肉用牛生産に焦点をあてて

抄録

　This paper focuses on the influence of economic globalization for the beef cattle breeding sector.
　In the short term, import liberalization of beef brought the fall of calf prices and the gap between kinds of beef cattle. As for the head of breeding cows, the downward tendency has continued in the long run.
　As a result, the problem of using retreated local resources, such as desolation of the grassland as commons in Aso and Kujuu and desolation of the orchard after import liberalization of oranges, has occurred.
　On the other hand, in 2000 and afterwards, the demand to domestic feed production using various local resources has become strong according to global factors, such as the increase of domestic supply of rice straw because of the generation of foot-and-mouth disease, a rise in the concern about the feed problem because of BSE, and rising assorted feed prices based on the rise in corn prices.
　However, the beef cattle breeding farmer with needs does not necessarily own these local resources, such as unused paddy fields, grassland and eco-feed resources. So it is important how the system which connects the owner and use of resources is built. It is important to consider these conditions:
　(1) To build a system which nurtures the various managers for beef cattle breeding sector development, and supports them.
　(2) To circulate local resources across a narrow area so that they can be used by the area and management in which needs occur.
　(3) To be effective in using local resources, to build up a unique agricultural policy based on the conditions of the area by local government.