Journal of Rural Problems
Online ISSN : 2185-9973
Print ISSN : 0388-8525
ISSN-L : 0388-8525
Search
Advanced search
OR
Browse
Search
Volume 38, Issue 1
Displaying 1-8 of 8 articles from this issue
Show all abstracts
    • |<
    • <
    • 1
    • >
    • >|
  • An Economic Analysis on Growth and Technological Progress of Rice Production in Three Northeastern Provinces of China
    Factor Analysis on Growth of Yield per Hectare
    Yue-Jie Zhang
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 1-12
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.1
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Show abstractHide abstract
    The aim of this paper is to analysis the growth and technological progress of rice production in three northeastern provinces of China, which comprise a major area for the production of Japonica rice, for the period of 1980-1998. Cobb-Douglas production function and other statistical analyses are used for this purpose. The main results are as follows:
    1) Growth of rice production in the northeastern provinces was contributed to by the spread of cultivating area, and the growth of yield per hectare. In the period analyzed, the former factor was greater than the latter, but was decreasing gradually with time.
    2) The growth of rice yield per hectare can be explained by the increase of traditional inputs and the technological progress. According to our estimated Cobb-Douglas production function and growth accounting analysis, the contribution of traditional inputs to the growth of yield, such as labor, fertilizer, farm machinery and animal labor, and so on was -18.6%, 30.2%, 21.0% and 8.5% respectively, while the contribution of technological progress, such as HYV and advanced cultivation techniques was 35.4% and 13.4%.
    3) In the 1990s, HYV adoption reached its peak and then declined, and so did its contribution to the growth of yield. Instead of HYV the adoption of the thinly transplanting technique, which was introduced from Japan, contributed the most (47.3%) among the various forms of input. In the 1980-1998 period, conventional forms of input contributed to the growth of rice yield in those regions by 41.0%, while technological progress contributed by 48.8%.
    View full abstract
    Download PDF (3730K)
  • Input-Output Analysis of Indigenous Development
    A Case Study of the Rural Tourism Industry in Miyama Town, Kyoto Prefecture
    Shinpei Shimoura, Takeshi Miyazaki
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 13-24
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.13
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Show abstractHide abstract
    In recent years, the economies of some mountainous regions have undergone indigenous development by rural tourism industries. In this paper, we discuss the role and problems of local group management for indigenous development in Miyama Town, Kyoto Prefecture. Local group management has been the key organization for rural tourism which seeks to make better use of local resources, such as technique, manpower, funds, materials and so on. In Miyama Town, this local group management can be classified into three groups: a residents group, a farmers group, and third sector. We discuss two subjects: (1) the analysis of managerial condition, and (2) the economic effect of local group management on indigenous development. The method applied to the first subject is interview and research of statistical data, and that of the second is by estimates of Input-Output Analysis using the Inter-Industry Relation Table of Miyama Town (1996). The conclusions on managerial conditions are as follows: (1) local group management has grown based on community revitalization and conservation study of rural resources, and (2) the trade process has been by mutual-help trade. The conclusions on economic effect are as follows: (1) the indirect effect of local group management has been estimated to be higher than that of non-local group management and the same local industry; and (2) local group management has played an important role in developing rural economy by indirect effect of output.
    View full abstract
    Download PDF (3407K)
  • The Initial Restructuring the Bank Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Toward Privatization
    Hideki Hagiwara
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 25-38
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.25
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Show abstractHide abstract
    [in Japanese]
    View full abstract
    Download PDF (5183K)
  • S. Kumagai, Time Allocation of Japanese Farm Family under Economic Growth
    Ritsuko Maruoka
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 39-41
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.39
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Download PDF (854K)
  • Y. Niiyama, The Beef System: A Comparative Analysis for EU, US and Japan
    Kazuhiko Hotta
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 42-43
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.42
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Download PDF (768K)
  • T. Mishima, Problems of Agricultural/Food Market under Deregulation
    Takehiro Fujita
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 44-45
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.44
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Download PDF (662K)
  • [title in Japanese]
    Tadashi Yasutake
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 46-47
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.46
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Download PDF (639K)
  • [title in Japanese]
    Toshifumi Kubo
    2002 Volume 38 Issue 1 Pages 48-49
    Published: June 25, 2002
    Released on J-STAGE: September 05, 2011
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.7310/arfe1965.38.48
    JOURNAL FREE ACCESS
    Download PDF (534K)
    • |<
    • <
    • 1
    • >
    • >|
feedback
 Top