Agrarian pathways for the next generation of Japanese farmers

McGreevy, Steven R.; Kobayashi, Michiharu; Tanaka, Keiko

doi:10.1080/02255189.2018.1517642

Cited by 28 publications

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“…Farming is a means of livelihood as well as a way to cultivate community and ecology relations (Burton and Wilson 2006; Stock and Forney 2014). In Japan, a modest but notable influx of young people have entered diverse multifunctional agriculture (McGreevy, Kobayashi, and Tanaka 2019). Studies of farm regeneration in the United States indicate an increasing prevalence of farmers from non‐farming backgrounds whose values and strategies lead to the persistence of small farms in peri‐urban regions (Bruce 2019; Inwood, Clark, and Bean 2013).…”

Section: New Farmers and The Diverse Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The role of temporality in farm regeneration has also been addressed (e.g. Cassidy et al 2019; McGreevy et al 2019). Following this perspective, the decision to enter (or leave) farming is not a once‐and‐for‐all decision but may come and go as the ability and motivation to exploit viable options changes over the life course of a farmer (White 2020).…”

Section: New Farmers and The Diverse Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Becoming a New Farmer: Agrarianism and the Contradictions of Diverse Economies*

Suryanata¹,

Mostafanezhad²,

Milne

2020

Rural Sociology

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A resurgence of agrarianism has motivated new farmers to enter farming, not for profit, but for lifestyle and socio-ecological values which are frequently associated with diverse economies. Proponents of diverse economies argue for an ontological reframing that accounts for non-capitalist forms of economic exchange. However, these perspectives have not fully addressed the conditions-often structured by race and class-that facilitate participation in diverse economies. This paper is based on mixed-methods research on the life cycle of new farmers in Hawai'i that include participants of farmer training programs. We investigate what drives new farmers into farming, by what mechanisms they are able (or not) to establish a farm, and what limits the duration of their participation. Our analysis reveals three contradictions of diverse economies in agriculture: (1) the inadvertent undervaluation of farmwork that undermines broader efforts to improve the welfare of farm labor; (2) the tension between the value of scaling up and the vulnerability of cooptation; and (3) the ways in which the duration of new farmers' engagement is structured by their ability to mobilize unpaid labor and external resources. These contradictions challenge long-term and inclusive participation in diverse economies in ways that constrain their emancipatory potential.

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Section: New Farmers and The Diverse Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: New Farmers and The Diverse Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Becoming a New Farmer: Agrarianism and the Contradictions of Diverse Economies*

Suryanata¹,

Mostafanezhad²,

Milne

2020

Rural Sociology

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“…The range of young farmers' goals has been explored mainly in economically advanced countries. In Austria, Quendler (2012) and in Japan, McGreevy et al (2019) proposed a typology of young farmers based on criteria such as the interest they have in controlling the marketing of their produce and the extent to which they see farming as either a 'way of life' or as a profession. In Japan, for example, some young people started farming as a lifestyle choice to get away from consumerism and productivism (Hisano et al, 2018;Rosenberger, 2017).…”

Section: Diversity Among Young Farmersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There have recently been several calls for more flexible and differentiated programmes in these economically advanced countries. In Japan, McGreevy et al (2019) and Hisano et al (2018) argued that programmes supporting young farmers should stop focusing only on the promotion of agricultural entrepreneurs and should also support others, including those who farm part-time. In the European Union, Zagata et al (2017) reported proposals to provide stronger support to new entrants who want to start organic farming.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Support programmes and the diversity of young farmers in Thailand: A good match?

Phiboon¹,

Cochetel

Faysse

2019

Outlook Agric

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Many countries have programmes to help young people start farming. However, some of the programmes have been criticized for not providing enough support, particularly because they do not adequately account for the diverse profiles of young farmers. The present study analyses the profiles of young farmers in Thailand and to what extent they benefit from support programmes. Eighty-four farmers under the age of 40 were interviewed in Chiang Mai and Prachinburi Provinces, along with 15 staff members of support programmes for young farmers. Five types of young farmers were identified, who differed in their motivation, farming systems and engagement in farming. Some farmers focused on economic profitability, while others considered environmentally sustainable farming practices to be important or were actively engaged in other activities at domestic or village level. This wide range of goals and situations entailed varying constraints during the first years of farming. The support programmes helped farmers overcome their lack of farming knowledge and helped them integrate into rural communities, but the support they provided in accessing land and capital was sometimes limited, and often non-existent. To improve support for young farmers in Thailand, the diversity of young farmers’ profiles should be accounted for not only in capacity-building activities but also to help them access other types of resources.

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“…Similarly, in this collection, Santhanam-Martin, Bridge, and Stevens highlight discrepancies between farming couples over readiness to retire from farmingwith women seeming to prefer retirement more than their partners. McGreevy, Kobayashi, and Tanaka (2019) note that newcomer farmer households where women were also engaged in farming were more likely to have access to various forms of local knowledge than households without a woman farming. Comparing Canada-wide farmer surveys conducted in 1982, Martz (2006) argues that the on-farm roles adopted by women influences the behaviour of their children: women with more on-farm decision-making power were more likely to support their daughter's aspirations to be the primary successor.…”

Section: Gender and Structural Exclusion In Farm Successionmentioning

confidence: 99%