Journal of Forest Economics

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Article type: Cover
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages Cover1-
Published: August 01, 2009
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Article type: Cover
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages Cover2-
Published: August 01, 2009
Released on J-STAGE: August 28, 2017

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_Cover2

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Preference of Farmers in a Nation-wide Afforestation Program and the Possibility to Create Private Forests : A Case Study in Wonogiri District, Central Java

Seiji IWANAGA, Kaori SHIGA, Ellyn K. DAMAYANTI, Misa MASUDA

Article type: Article
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 1-9
Published: August 01, 2009
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_1

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This study aimed at examining what kind of people would support conversion of farmland to tree plantations under the framework of National Movement of Rehabilitation of Forests and Land, a nation-wide afforestation program started in 2003. Wonogiri district, an agricultural marginal area, was selected as the case and interviews to randomly selected participants of the program in 2003 were conducted at three villages. The results revealed that the differences in geographical conditions at village level, either flat easy-access or mountainous hard-access, did not much affect the performance of the program. Significant relations were found at the household level in: (1) gross income from non-agricultural sector and motivations and (2) motivations and arrangement of seedlings. And, it was clarified that the stakeholders, who could create private forest, were people who aimed at plantation itself and who planted according to "government's manual". From these results, we concluded that to increase the rate of getting mature forest, it is necessary to decrease given incentive in order to exclude people who do not aim at plantation itself.

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The Reason for Forestry "Foremen" Dismissal from Employee and their Actual Condition : A Case of Fukuoka Prefecture

Akie KAWASAKI, Katsuhisa KOHROKI

Article type: Article
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 10-20
Published: August 01, 2009
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_10

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While, forestry workers are decreasing, the amount of the member of workers accident compensation insurance as foreman or independent contractor is increasing. However, their existence form and realities are still unclear, and it holds the important problem from the standpoint of the amelioration of employment and occupational health and safety. In this study, we make clear their current status and, existence form from the standpoint of occupational health and safety, based on a questionnaire survey conducted in 2004/2005 which was intended for forestry independent contractors and their guild for accession to industrial injury insurance.

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New Trend of Reforestation Program in Brazil : A Case Study of Pardo Grande Forest Replacement Association that Promote Small Scale Reforestation by Farmers

Keisuke IKENAGA, Haruyuki MOCHIDA

Article type: Article
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 21-32
Published: August 01, 2009
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_21

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Since the mid 1980s in Brazil, a number of reforestation programs led by Forest Replacement Association (FRA) have been developed actively in small and medium sized farm land. The objectives of this article are (1) to clarify the situation of farmers participating in the program, (2) to examine the general socio-economic difficulties they face, (3) to examine the operational side of reforestation and harvest activities, and (4) to analyze the profitability of reforestation. It is found that the reforestaion program by FRA resulted in conversion of land utilization pattern from pasture to forest land, and reforestation activity contributed to increase the income of farmers. In these situations, some farmers have begun to launch a reforestation program in their own farm land as independent reforester without financial and technical assistance from FRA.

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Social Network Analysis of Leadership Structure in a Rural Mountain Village Community : Case Study of a Community in Nishiwaga Town, Iwate Prefecture

Masaya TAKAHASHI, Akira HIYANE, Masahide HAYASHI

Article type: Article
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 33-43
Published: August 01, 2009
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_33

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The communities of rural mountain villages in Japan are currently facing various problems, such as a shortage of young people due to the low birthrate and increased longevity of the elderly. To sustain and revitalize such communities, local leaders who can focus on and encourage suitable countermeasures are indispensable. We have investigated the structure of interrelationships centering on the head of the municipal ward in a rural mountain village forming part of Nishiwaga Town, Iwate Prefecture, using social network analysis. The results revealed that the head of the ward acting alone was unable to function effectively as a local leader, and that two prominent individuals were better able to achieve local aims, one probably providing a network for promoting information-sharing within the community, and the other acting as an intermediary with the elderly population in order to reach compromises. This social network centering on two persons, rather than one, acting as the head of the ward appeared to be beneficial. Therefore, it is considered that in remote rural villages an effective leadership structure can be achieved through two or more persons who can maintain a community social network.

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The Importance of "Design" in a Symposium(Comments on the Symposium in March 2009)

Jun FUKUDA

Article type: Comment
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 44-46
Published: August 01, 2009
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Analysis Angle and Current Study Subjects of Global Forest Resources Issues(Comments on the Symposium in March 2009)

Yoshihide SAWANOBORI

Article type: Comment
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages 47-50
Published: August 01, 2009
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Article type: Cover
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages Cover3-
Published: August 01, 2009
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_Cover3

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Article type: Cover
2009 Volume 55 Issue 2 Pages Cover4-
Published: August 01, 2009
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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20818/jfe.55.2_Cover4

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