Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan

ISBN-13: 9781032487052 / Twarda / 2023 / 248 str.

Niccolo Lollini

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Fieldwork site and research methodology  3. Pro-rural migration  4. Japanese agriculture  5. Accessing land and housing: property, abandonment, and Japan’s land crisis  6. Acquiring farming know-how: quality, labour, and enskilment  7. Accessing capital: subsidies for small and big farms  8. Accessing markets: marketing, food distribution, and price formation  9. Conclusions                         

O autorze

Niccolò Lollini is assistant professor at the Graduate School of Governance of Meiji University in Tokyo, where he teaches agrarian political economy and contemporary Japanese society. His research interests revolve around food production–consumption and rural revitalisation.