Abstract
This paper evaluates the constitution, significance and limitations of direct payment policy to farmers in hilly mountainous areas (i.e., Japan's less-favoured areas), where small-sized terraced paddy field farming is predominant. A significant period of depopulation and the successive aging of the rural society have resulted in the decline of farming output and the abandonment of farmland. As a result, a direct payment system to farmers in LFAs was introduced in 2000 by the ministry of agriculture, forestry and fisheries of Japan (MAFF), This paper discusses the significance and limitations of the current system compared to the same policy in the EU, and make suggestions related to the system for new rural management systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 193-215 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue number | 3-4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Direct payment policy
- Endogenous rural development
- Hilly mountainous areas (Japan's less-favoured areas)
- New rural governance
- Terraced paddy field farming
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology
- Agronomy and Crop Science
- Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law