Farm restaurants are becoming diversified in terms of service, menu, and orientation. This study investigated which managerial factors experienced by managers of farm restaurants result in their satisfaction by conducting a web-based ques­tionnaire survey of managers of farm restaurants in Japan in December 2014. The effective sample size was 63 out of 270 restaurants surveyed nationwide. We employed the conditional logit model to quantitatively identify the determinants of managers’ satisfaction by considering diverse types of farm restaurants. The estimation result revealed that the more a manager worked toward the enhancement of customer satisfaction in terms of the menu, tastes, interior design, and retaining of repeat visitors, the higher was the manager’s satis­faction. Therefore, in further evaluation of farm restaurants, it is crucial to consider capability building regarding these aspects.

This study was conducted in university farms and was authorized by the Inter-University Collabo­rative Education program for two purposes: first, to clarify the trend of agricultural training in univer­sity farms, and second, to identify the advantages and problems in collaborative education for both stakeholders: host and client universities. The results of the research revealed the following three points. First, the client departments were diversified in agri­cultural fields such as food science and nutri­tion, agriculture, and veterinary medicine. Second, the participation forms were classified into three types: order-made, ready-made, and free-ride. Many university farms largely preferred the order-made type. Third, although the clients’ evaluations were high, their continuous commitment to collabo­rative education may become difficult because of curriculum and financial limitations.

This study examines the internal effects of and framework for the evaluation of coworking local actions with university students. Based on the analysis of annual reports from the past 10 years in Enactus Japan, coworking of local actions with university students has made economic, envi­ronmental, and social contributions. Among these contributions, such coworking actions have provi­ded opportunities for the capacity development of individuals, organizations, and local communities. There are five ways in which coworking local actions with university students can help create sustainable internal effects. First is the construction of a developmental system in which trainees grow into trainers. Second is coworking with companies. Third is coworking with non-profit organizations. Fourth is coworking with the university center. The fifth is the establishment of a company by univer­sity students. Based on the above findings, this study demonstrated the internal effects of and framework for the evaluation of coworking local actions with university students.

In this study, I first summarized the shift of Japan’s agricultural policies with a focus on rice during the 44 years from 1970 to 2013. Then, I divided the 44 years into three periods and analyzed the formation factors of rice prices through the multiple regression analysis of each period. Factors that affected rice price formation differed based on shifts in agricultural policies and economic situations. In the 1970s and 1980s, the government’s purchase price of rice based on production cost affected the retail price of the voluntarily marketed rice. The production ad­justment of rice farms is an importance factor that affected the bidding price of the voluntarily market­ed rice between 1990 and 2003. Since 2004, the produc­tion volume and crop index of rice are important factors that affected the negotiated trading price of rice.

This study was conducted with the aim of examining the present condition of employee turnover based on the case analysis of large-scale paddy field farms. The results of the survey indicated that employee turnover of large-scale paddy field farms is very high and has become an important subject for their proprietors. The next match is needed to address these problems. In the adoption stage, it is important to promote under­standing to work of large-scale paddy field farms of a getting a job person. In the upbringing stage, it is important to plan for proper communication between the proprietor and the employees.

This study investigates the current state of perception and consumption of traditional vegetables by consumers in Kumamoto prefecture. By conducting a questionnaire survey of local residents and tourists, this study examines ways of expanding the utilization of these traditional varieties. We found that many local residents and tourists did not know about “Higo Yasai.” It was implied that presenting these vegetables as “traditional vegetables” in the farmers’ market would promote consumers’ perception of these traditional vegetables.

2011年の福島原発事故に起因する土壌汚染や風評被害が深刻な地域では，外部環境の影響を受けずに野菜を周年栽培できる人工光型植物工場に注目が集まっている．しかし，工場野菜に対する消費者意識や評価に関する研究はほとんどない．本研究では，福島県内JA直売所の利用者に対してアンケート調査を実施し，工場野菜に関する知識の程度および不安度を測定するとともに，不安度に影響を与える要因を分析した．その結果，管理された環境で安定生産が可能なことはよく理解されている一方，土を使わない栽培法や製品の安全性に関する知識は乏しいことがわかった．また，工場野菜に対する不安度は全体的に低いものの，栄養や味に関して不安に思う人が相対的に多く，工場野菜の質に関する知識が乏しい人ほど不安度が高い傾向が見られた．被災地の農業再生のためには，セミナーや教育，試食等を通じて，消費者の次世代施設園芸に関する理解を深めていく必要がある．

本研究では，フィリピン・カガヤン州ゴンサガ町の2つの海洋保護区（MPA）を事例に，地域住民のMPA管理への参加についてその規定要因を分析した．同町内でMPAを持つ3村の内，サンホセ村から150，カシタン村から100，計250世帯を住民台帳から無作為抽出し，2015年3月に調査員が訪問して現地方言でインタビューする質問紙調査を行った．これにより社会経済条件や世帯特性，漁業経営の状況，MPAに関する認識・意見や管理への関与等のデータを収集した．LRチョウ検定により漁家と非漁家でデータの構造が異なることが分かったため，漁家，非漁家のデータセットに分け，MPA管理への参加の規定要因をプロビット分析した．その結果，漁家においては漁業所得，農業所得，（禁漁区に代わる）代替的な生計支援事業への参加の有無，パヤオの必要性等，非漁家では年齢，社会関係（村役場職員か否か）等の要因が関係していることが分かった．

In this study, we analyze the role of small hydropower in solving the problems in rural areas from the environmental, economic, and social points of view. The research was conducted in Itoshiro village and Yoshino town, where the residents are involved with introducing small hydropower. The development of small hydropower leads to carbon dioxide reduction and also affects the productive diversification and economic circulation in each area. In order to enhance community participation in small hydropower projects, which is necessary to solve the problems in each area, the interrelationship between the local community and actors outside the region is important.

本論文はナイジェリア，クワラ州の農村を対象として，農民の農業普及活動に関わる情報源，認知度と参加状況について分析した．アンケート調査の結果，以下の諸点が明らかになった．農業に関する情報源では，農民が最も多く依存しているのが農業普及員であり，その次に多いのがラジオ，友人知人，テレビであった．しかし普及員に接触する頻度はそれほど多くなく，また普及員の多数が男性である．次に普及活動に関する認識については，SPAT（Small Plot Adoption Technique）を用いた圃場での技術実演がきわめて高かったが，他の様々な普及活動（集団研修など）も5割以上の農民が認知していた．普及活動への参加者数ではやはりSPATが多いが，認知者に占める参加者比率はいずれも8割以上であり，認知さえすれば高い確率で参加が見込めることが判明した．従ってSPATに加え，ラジオやテレビなどを組み合わせ，また女性の普及員を増やすことで，普及活動の認知度と参加率を増やすことが可能になるだろう．

インドネシアの稲作は中部ジャワや東部ジャワなどの主要生産地帯において，その零細性がゆえに国際競争力を失っている．競争力を回復するには，少なくとも，規模拡大のための政策が不可欠である．本論文は，稲作部門において規模の経済性が働きうるのか否かを，インドネシア農業省が作成したPATANASデータを用いて検証することを目的とする．そのことと頑強性を確保することを目的として，2つの異なる方法（生産の費用弾力性の測定，および，農家の利潤極大化行動により導出された利潤関数による測定）でこの仮説を検定する．分析の結果，規模の経済は，ほぼ全部の州において働くことが確認された．この結果は，平均経営規模が，零細で，ほとんどの稲作農家が農業機械を賃借している地域ですら達成されることを意味する．この結果は，また，ジャワ島ですら，経営規模の拡大の必要条件が満たされていることを示している．