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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    April, 2015
    Japan, Europe

    In recent years, wild boars (Sus scrofa) have caused growing damage to farm crops in a hilly and mountainous area of the Tohoku region. In particular, in designated evacuation zones following the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, there are growing concerns about the expanding range of wild boars and the resulting degradation of farmland.

  2. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2015

    This paper aims to demonstrate the geographical range of farmland lease contracts through a field study of two large individual farmers in the Nihari district of Ibaraki Prefecture. The distribution pattern of farm fields and landowners is analyzed by the unit of community in both aspects of where the landowners reside, and where they own their farmland. The result of the study shows that fields of both farmers are distributed across 5 to 9 communities, and landowners reside across 6 to 14 communities including other villages.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2015

    This paper focuses on the stage of annual maintenance of weeding levee slope of terraced paddy fields called Kurumeki-no-tanada, in Inasa-chou, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture. In this study, we characterize ridges between rice fields and grassy fields as 'fields for weeding'. First, we survey cultivated paddies and fields for weeding. Secondly we presents some results concerning the relation between the management systems and farmers. Finally, we consider some arrangements for sustainable conservation on these rice terraces. It was concluded that 1.

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