Becoming a Farmer in Contemporary Japan

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Niccolo Lollini, Niccolò Lollini
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2025
• EAN: 9781032487076
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3248707-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Nissan Institute/Routledge Japanese Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; Japan, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Anthropology, Society & culture: general, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Agriculture & Food, Politics & government, Environmental Economics, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Social impact of environmental issues, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies