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Database research record2019·Japan

Current Status and Future Perspectives of Research about Urban Farming in Tokyo

Mitsuhito HOSAKA, Takeshi Sato

JOURNAL OF RURAL PLANNING ASSOCIATION

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This paper reviewed research trends on urban farming in Tokyo, focusing on public benefits of Tokyo's agriculture and farmland, agricultural business management, and the effects of urban farmland policies like the Amendment of Productive Green Land Act. The research identified the necessity for sustainable academic research, improved databases for quantitative analysis, and economic evaluation of intensive agricultural production technology.