著者
田中 修
出版者
日本農業経営学会
雑誌
農業経営研究 (ISSN:03888541)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.51, no.1, pp.71-76, 2013-06-25 (Released:2016-06-01)
参考文献数
21
著者
小出 淳司 山田 隆一 大石 亘
出版者
日本農業経営学会
雑誌
農業経営研究 (ISSN:03888541)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.56, no.3, pp.1-12, 2018-10-25 (Released:2019-11-01)
参考文献数
10

In this study, we develop a farm management model that incorporates the livelihood structures of African smallholders and their farming conditions. The model is based upon a comprehensive linear programming approach using smallholders’ farm and non-farm data collected in different agroecological zones of the Nacala Corridor, Northern Mozambique. With the model, we examine optimal crop combinations in each zone that maximize the total income among smallholders depending on their available resources and farm risks. The results suggest that upland crop diversification is effective in increasing the income in zones with relatively high production and market risks. The result also attaches importance to increasing the production of the most lucrative beans and tubers cultivated in each zone for livelihood improvement, as well as increasing the major food staples produced in order to achieve food self-sufficiency, especially among those with more than 1 hectare of farmland. Those with less than 1 hectare of farmland would also derive improved livelihood from expanding the cultivatable area, which is feasible considering actual land and labor availability. Given the current level of productivity, however, the next generation would face food shortages and farm economic decline as farmland area is reduced as a consequence of land division after inheritance. Further efforts should thus be geared toward evaluating productivity-enhancing cropping systems and technologies that reflect the relevant data into such a model as established in this study.
著者
岩元 泉
出版者
日本農業経営学会
雑誌
農業経営研究 (ISSN:03888541)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.50, no.4, pp.9-19, 2013-03-25 (Released:2015-05-25)

Japanese farming entities were characterized as family farms for a long time. Recently, however, family farms are relativized in the context of the diversification of types of farming entities. The definition of family farms has become vague despite agricultural policies to promote the establishment of vital family farms as a new structural policy target. We can observe the polarization of farming entities ranging from large scale farm businesses to small and rather small scale family farms throughout the world. In this symposium, we discussed first the changing internal and external factors of Japanese family farms. Second, we pointed out the roles and significance of family to farming business. Third, several features regarding the future of Japanese family farm are argued. Fourth, we presented the problems of family farms in a globalized economy.
著者
内山 智裕
出版者
日本農業経営学会
雑誌
農業経営研究 (ISSN:03888541)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.48, no.4, pp.36-45, 2011-03-25 (Released:2015-03-20)
参考文献数
26
被引用文献数
1

This study revealed that there is no definite line of demarcation between "corporate farming" and "family farming." A lot of networking organizations and franchise organizations are observed in "family farms." Simultaneously, there are few cases of "corporate farming" that have absolutely no family elements. Nevertheless, across countries and regions, almost all farm businesses share features of both "somewhat familial" and "somewhat business-oriented."In the USA, there are arguments for and against "corporate farming", and some states restrict corporations from entering farming by prohibiting them from acquiring farmland. The main reasons against "corporate farming" are concerns about (1) a decrease in the number of family farms, (2) rural economy decline, (3) monopolistic and oligopoly markets, (4) environmental impacts, and (5) animal welfare. However, in fact, a main cause for these changes could well be technological changes, while "corporate farming" may not always be the main cause. On the other hand, a vital condition for "corporate farming" in crop production is economies of scale, with a previous study suggesting that economies of scale have been observed in very large family farms, and thus the viability of non-family corporate farming may be verified even in the USA. Another issue being discussed is the definition of "family farm." If the definition is changed with respect to land ownership, labor and farm size, the number of farms that could be classified as "family farm" would be limited substantially.When "corporate farming" and "family farming" are considered, family business studies should be focused. Family business studies observe any firms that are owned in some form on a family-basis, and explore the issues including governance through family and business succession. Farm businesses and family businesses have a lot in common, such as their attitudes to enhance their relationship with the local community. It will become important to consider the viability of farm business development by applying the concept of family business studies.In crop production, it is anticipated that the mainstream of farm businesses will be based on family farms, at least for the time being, and the conditions for increased non-family corporate farming are limited. Therefore, in farm business management studies, it is important to contribute to the development of sustainable business models in any farm businesses that are operated with sincerity. It is also a vital effort to accumulate studies to solve urgent problems in "farm family businesses," including farm succession, family governance, and obtaining business resources in order to put "corporate farming" in perspective.
著者
木南 章
出版者
日本農業経営学会
雑誌
農業経営研究 (ISSN:03888541)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.38, no.4, pp.15-23, 2001 (Released:2012-10-29)
参考文献数
24
著者
石橋 喜美子
出版者
日本農業経営学会
雑誌
農業経営研究 (ISSN:03888541)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.35, no.1, pp.32-41, 1997 (Released:2012-10-29)
参考文献数
13
被引用文献数
1 4