Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan

By: Niccolo Lollini

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Hardcover | 27 October 2023

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198 Pages

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23.4 x 15.6 x 1.27

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Based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in an agricultural cooperative running a training program for aspiring farmers, this book explores the possibilities of agrarian and land-based modes of livelihood in contemporary Japan.

The book is organised around the four key hurdles faced by agricultural new entrants: the acquisition of land and housing, farming know-how, capital, and market outlets. New farmers look with fresh eyes at agricultural issues, and their experiences provide a vantage point over the institutions shaping rural and agricultural life. The book documents the mounting problem of land and house abandonment in regional Japan, the role of agriculture in the revitalisation of rural communities, and the transformation of Japan's agri-food system. To avoid reinforcing Japan's exceptionalism, agricultural policy, farming practices, and fresh food distribution are analysed in a comparative perspective, shedding new light on processes of agrarian change in developed market economies.

Providing an in-depth insight into pro-rural migration in the face of Japan's shrinking regions and for its declining agricultural sector, this book will be a valuable resource for students and scholars of Japanese society, agrarian policy, and rural sociology.

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