Farmland Management and Organizational Operation of a Community Farming Corporation in Accordance with the Diversification of Its Members: A Case Study of the Whole Farmland Management System by a Non-Profit General Incorporated Association

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to clarify how community-based farming corporations manage their farmland and organizational operations in response to the diversification of their members. For this purpose, a new method, the Whole Farmland Management System, was taken up as a case study. We focused on the following three points. First, the mechanism for establishing farmland use rights. Second, the tax advantages. Third, the involvement of the various members in the farmland. The results of the study showed that this system enabled efficient use of farmland in accordance with the intentions of the various members. It was also found that the system can be flexibly taken over when members retire from farming activities.