The Experiences of Japanese Agriculture Modernization and the Research on Its Application in China-From Economic View

The basic experiences of Japanese agriculture modernization which depend on small-scale operation are abstracted below. Firstly, the land operated by every farmer was enlarged more than the critical scale in which modern factors could be used efficiently as much as possible; Secondly, industry and city diffusion support second-occupation to farms and prompt countries to develop; Thirdly, the development of export-oriented industry strongly prompts agriculture to develop; Fourthly, government finance affords high makeup; Fifthly, agriculture association plays a important role in organizing farmers' operation. The difference of agriculture modernization exits between China and Japan. Some of the Japanese agriculture experiences can be used for reference in China, but others fail. The first, second and fifth clauses above are useful for reference, and all of them make up of the basic route of agriculture modernization in China now