Operating profit by size of corporate rice farming operations in Japan

In Japanese agriculture, corporate management has been increasing in recent years, with the proportion of large-scale agricultural corporations in particular increasing. This is related to the decline in small-scale farming due to aging and a lack of successors. In rice farming, when it comes to scale, there are many small-scale farmers who operate multiple crops, while large-scale operators use highly precise management techniques and make large-scale investments in facilities. These trends are important indicators of changes in Japan’s agricultural structure.