@article{Kurihara:198122,
      recid = {198122},
      author = {Kurihara, Shinichi and Shimoura, Shimpei and Maruyama,  Atsushi and Luloff, A. E.},
      title = {Factors Associated with Dynamic Changes in Japanese  Agriculture: Farm Discontinuation and Entry Using the  Individual 2005 and 2010 Census of Agriculture},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2013-05},
      number = {393-2016-23966},
      series = {3-225-AJARD-3(5)2013, 263-282},
      pages = {20},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {Using descriptive and quantitative analyses of farming  households drawn from the 2005 and 2010 censuses of  agriculture, this study provides reference material for  future efforts to support agriculture and agricultural  communities. Despite some data limitations for a few  municipalities, several significant trends were identified.  Discontinued farm households (those that ceased commercial  activities between the two Censuses) tended to be in the  Hokuriku region. These farms were characterized by aging  populations, lack of successors, and a decline in operation  size. Further, they tended to rent their farmland and had  low rates of environmental conservation practices – both  signal indicators of diminished capacity as operators in  regional agriculture. Moreover, although no clear trends  were identified among entrant farm households (those that  began commercial agricultural operations during the same  period), it is notable that they shared characteristics  with discontinued farm households, such as being small  scale operations and lacking successors. The current  shortage of fiscal budget allocated to agriculture  necessitates a narrowing and/or prioritization of support  efforts. In this context, these results may enable the  development of efficient measures to prevent farm  discontinuation and to assist the emergence of entrant farm  households.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/198122},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.198122},
}