北海道農業経済研究 = Hokkaido Jounal of Agricultural Economics;第11巻 第2号

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北海道における農業生産法人の現段階と課題(2001年度秋季大会シンポジウム『担い手としての農業法人の可能性』)

市川, 治

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Abstract

Based on the research achievements available, this paper intends to examines the abilities and goal attainabilities of agricultural corporations in Hokkaido to determine whether they can develop to be the importantprincipal supporters of local agriculture. Although the agricultural corporations are in the limelightthe obvious choice as the potential supporters of agriculture, their abilities, goal attainabilities and valuations have not yet been adequately clarified adequately. Under the circumstances, tThis paper examines and clarifies their abilities and goal attainabilitiesthose issues by using procedure with 3 approaches as described below, identifies problems with them, and proposes the solutions to such problems. The procedure used incorporates the three approaches described below. 1. Surveying the historical circumstances of the formation of the agricultural corporations in Hokkaido, selecting 12 typical municipalities holding containing a number of agricultural corporations (12 municipalities), and examining the abilities and goal attainabilities of the individual agricultural corporations in the selected municipalities. 2. Examining the abilities, goal attainabilities, positions and roles of the agricultural corporations in Hokkaido with those authorized farmers who are positioned as the potential supporters of local agriculture. 3. Classifying all agricultural corporations in Hokkaido by management mode according to crop type, investigating their actual conditions, and clarifying their abilities and goal attainabilities, and identifying the any problems with them. Through applying these approaches, this paper shows makes variousthe findings, including, one for example, that only about 2% of all agricultural corporations in Hokkaido (in the number of houses) [F1]account for as much as about 20% of all management areas and sales of agricultural products throughout Hokkaido., The paperand also identifies assignments for future developmental opportunities for of the agricultural corporations.

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