新規参入支援における親方農家の重要性 : 北海道豊浦町を事例として

概要

Newcomers are becoming more and more important in Japanese agriculture, where the number of
farmers is decreasing and farming issues are becoming more serious. For the success of newcomers in
agriculture, the roles played by local farmers, who are calledʠsupport farmersʡandʠguardians,ʡare
significant.
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the relationships between newcomers and people involved in
support for newcomers, including master farmers, and to clarify the importance of master farmers in
supporting newcomers. We carried out a case analysis by taking up the effort to support newcomers to
strawberry farming in Toyoura Town, where the organization of master farmers is greatly involved in the
training system.
In Toyoura Town, in addition to the local government that runs the training system and the farmers
who actually accept trainees, many other people are also involved in the support for newcomers. In that
situation, newcomers built relationships with many people, mainly master farmers, and these relationships
were utilized in various situations.
The roles played by master farmers in supporting newcomers were (1) education on farm management
for trainees, (2) networking with farmers and local residents, (3) provision of farmland information, and (4)
providing advice after starting farming. As these roles are closely related to the success of newcomers, we
were able to confirm the importance of master farmers. In addition to providing information on farmland
and vacant houses, local residents supported the lives of newcomers through daily interactions, such as
sharing food. Furthermore, it was suggested that senior newcomers are very understanding of newcomers
and may play an important role in the same way as master farmers. In addition, local companies and related
organizations were also involved in supporting newcomers. ...

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