phenomenon has led to decrease in labor quality which requires the necessity to acquire parttime farming households.
Recently, people returning to farming industry have reached 1/3 of the entire registered career farming industry and
is showing a large ratio among the new agricultural labor pool. This research focuses on the rising number of new
farmers. Then the research investigated on the supporting system for returning farmers and ways to activate the
movement. The research results and implications are summarized below; One, the returned villager household takes
up 71.5% of the entire returned farmer and villager households in year 2011. Therefore, post farming policies
establishment is necessary to enable returning villagers to settle down into the region first then proceed into farming.
Two, differentiated educational programs must be operated for new farmers according to level of farming techniques
and farming purposes. Three, a reinforcement system is required to actively relate the new farmers to the local
communities to form a bonding relationship. Four, policies are necessary specifically for female farmers, especially
multicultural female farmers, so that they can become an upholding factor in agricultural labor pool.
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