Master of Agribusiness Management (MMA UGM) held another guest lecture on 4 March 2024 with the title “Community Farming in Japan” which reviewed community and contract farming with speaker Prof. Tsuyoshi Sumita as Prof Major Farm Business Management from Tohoku University.
Prof Tsuyoshi, known as Tsuyoshi-sensei, explained the definition of community farming, the difference between community farming and contract farming, and its history and sustainability in Japan. Agricultural conditions in Japan and Indonesia have similar problems regarding the dominant age of farmers, which is 65 years old on average, and the low interest of the younger generation to enter the agricultural sector.
