Urban Farm DB
Research catalogue
Database research record2016·Japan

都市農業振興基本計画

農林水産省, 国土交通省

農林水産省(都市農業振興基本法に基づく政府の基本計画・閣議決定)

Urban Farm DB summary

The government's basic plan under the Urban Agriculture Promotion Act (2015). It places 'realising the diverse functions of urban agriculture' at the centre and sets three new policy directions: securing urban farmers, securing land for farming, and full-scale agricultural-promotion measures. It is the core plan underpinning municipalities' citizen farms, experience farms and farmland conservation nationwide.

Key points

  • 1The Urban Agriculture Promotion Basic Plan is a foundational government strategy established in 2016 under the 2015 Urban Agriculture Promotion Act.
  • 2The plan's central policy objective is to realize the diverse functions inherent in urban agriculture.
  • 3It outlines three key policy directions: securing urban farmers, ensuring land for agriculture, and implementing comprehensive agricultural promotion measures.
  • 4This plan provides the basis for municipalities nationwide to promote initiatives like citizen farms, experience farms, and farmland conservation.

Extracted facts

11 facts

Only numbers and their conditions are stored, as structured data — never the source's own sentences. Metric and condition names stay in English, as coded.

  • 500 m2

    minimum designation area(productive green land)

    Policy
    region
    JP
    instrument
    productive_green_land_act
    note
    500㎡以上の農地等を生産緑地地区に指定
  • 30 years

    buyout request eligible years(productive green land)

    Policy
    region
    JP
    instrument
    productive_green_land_act
    article
    第10条
    note
    指定後30年経過後又は主たる従事者の死亡等
  • 10 years

    planning horizon(urbanisation promotion area)

    Policy
    region
    JP
    instrument
    city_planning_act
    article
    第7条第2項
    note
    おおむね10年以内に優先的かつ計画的に市街化を図るべき区域
  • 10 %

    share of national farm households(urban agriculture)

    PolicyControl: 全国
    region
    JP
    note
    約1割弱(農家戸数及び販売金額)
  • 27 10k_ha

    farmland area(urbanisation area farmland)

    Policy
    region
    JP
    years
    昭和49年
    setting
    市街化区域内
    note
    約27万ha
  • 7.7 10k_ha Decrease

    farmland area(urbanisation area farmland)

    PolicyControl: 昭和49年の約27万ha
    region
    JP
    years
    平成25年
    setting
    市街化区域内
    note
    約7.7万ha
  • 5 %

    share of urbanisation area(urbanisation area farmland)

    Policy
    region
    JP
    years
    平成25年
    setting
    市街化区域
    note
    約5%
  • 75 are Decrease

    cultivated area per household(urban farm household)

    EconomicsControl: 全国平均約133a(約6割)
    region
    JP
    setting
    urban
    note
    約75a
  • 50 %

    share aged 70 or over(urban farm worker)

    Social
    region
    JP
    scope
    三大都市圏特定市の農業就業人口
    note
    約5割
  • 130 count Increase

    number of farms(experience farm)

    SocialControl: 練馬区で平成8年に制度化された当初
    region
    JP
    origin
    東京都練馬区・平成8年
    scheme
    農業体験農園(練馬方式)
    note
    約130農園
  • 8,900 10k_persons

    population(urbanisation area resident)

    Social
    region
    JP
    setting
    市街化区域内
    share of national population pct
    70
    note
    約8,900万人・全人口の約7割

Direction of conclusions

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  • Policy and governanceSupports
  • Land tenureSupportsWith caveats
  • Food accessSupports

Abstract and stored text

AI-generated summary

The Urban Agriculture Promotion Basic Plan, established by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in 2016, serves as the foundational government strategy under the Urban Agriculture Promotion Act of 2015. This plan centrally addresses the realization of urban agriculture's diverse functions. It outlines three key policy directions: ensuring a sufficient number of urban farmers, securing adequate land for agricultural use, and implementing comprehensive agricultural promotion measures. This core plan provides the basis for municipalities nationwide to advance initiatives such as citizen farms, experience farms, and farmland conservation efforts.

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Why it matters for urban farming

This government basic plan is highly significant for citizen-driven urban farming because it provides the foundational policy and legal framework for its promotion. It directly supports the establishment and expansion of citizen farms and experience farms by encouraging municipalities to secure land and foster urban farmers. For anyone involved in or planning an urban farm, understanding this plan helps in advocating for local support and leveraging existing governmental initiatives.