The Development of Large-scale Upland Farming and Farmland Use in Hokkaido :  A Case Study of Otofuke Town

Toru SASAKI

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Oral

Symbol H (Human Geosciences) » H-GG Geography

[H-GG21_29PM2] Use and management of natural resources and environment

Tue. Apr 29, 2014 4:15 PM - 6:00 PM 421 (4F)

Convener:*Gen Ueda(Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University), Yoshinori OTSUKI(Institute of Geography, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), Chair:Yoshinori OTSUKI(Institute of Geography, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University), Gen Ueda(Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University)

4:15 PM - 4:30 PM

[HGG21-01] The Development of Large-scale Upland Farming and Farmland Use in Hokkaido : A Case Study of Otofuke Town

*Toru SASAKI¹ (1.Sapporo Gakuin University)

Keywords:Farmland use, Upland crops, Wheat, Large-scale Farming, Otofuke Town

Japanese agriculture falls into a decline. Especially, farmland resources very important as a factor of production are decreasing. From 1961 to 2010, farmlands decreased by 25% in Japan. On the other hand, in Hokkaido, farmland is not decreasing so much.This presentation tries to explain the characteristics of large-scale upland farming and condition of farmland use in Otofuke town.