1991•Journal of Rural ProblemsOpen access
The Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in the Development of Regional Agriculture
Kazuo Tamonin
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Abstract
The Japanese agriculture has been deeply damaged by an increase of imported agricultural products. In the course of in creasing import, main agricultural regions in Japan has been suffered. Under the circumstance, agricultural cooperatives are expected to promote regional agriculture and to sustain regional economy. In the paper, case studies show how agricultural cooperatives promote regional agriculture.
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