Urban Farm DB
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Database research record2015·Japan

都市農業振興基本法のあらまし

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農林水産省・国土交通省

Urban Farm DB summary

Government explainer of the 2015 Urban Agriculture Promotion Basic Law, setting out its purpose, principles, and the responsibilities of national and local governments, and articulating the multifunctional roles of urban agriculture.

Key points

  • 1The Urban Agriculture Promotion Basic Law was enacted in 2015.
  • 2The law outlines its purpose, fundamental principles, and the responsibilities of national and local governments.
  • 3It articulates the multifunctional roles of urban agriculture, such as supplying fresh produce, providing disaster prevention spaces, creating green landscapes, and offering opportunities for agricultural experience and exchange.
  • 4This document establishes a legal framework for promoting urban agriculture.

Extracted facts

16 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.

  • 22.8 ten_thousand_households

    farm household count(urban agriculture)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    scope
    都市農業
    share of national pct
    9
    note
    市街化区域で営農している農家数、推計
  • 8 ten_thousand_ha

    farmland area(urban farmland)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    scope
    市街化区域内農地面積
    share of national pct
    2
    as of
    2013
  • 1.4 ten_thousand_ha

    designated area(productive green land)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    scope
    生産緑地
    share of national pct
    0.3
    as of
    2013
  • 4,466 oku_jpy

    agricultural sales value(urban agriculture)

    Economics
    country
    JP
    scope
    都市農業
    share of national pct
    9
    note
    市街化区域以外での生産分も含む
  • 252.8 ten_thousand_households

    farm household count(national agriculture)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    scope
    全国
    source
    農林業センサス
    as of
    2010
  • 451.8 ten_thousand_ha

    farmland area(national farmland)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    scope
    全国
    source
    耕地及び作付面積統計
    as of
    2014
  • 79 %

    farmland preservation support rate(urban resident)

    Socialn = 1,600
    country
    JP
    region
    三大都市圏特定市
    survey year
    2012
    source
    農林水産省都市農村交流課調べ
    response category
    保全すべき
  • 40 %

    definitely preserve response rate(urban resident)

    Socialn = 1,600
    country
    JP
    region
    三大都市圏特定市
    survey year
    2012
    response category
    是非残していくべき
  • 2 %

    actively convert to housing response rate(urban resident)

    Socialn = 1,600
    country
    JP
    region
    三大都市圏特定市
    survey year
    2012
    response category
    積極的に宅地化すべき
  • 145 ten_thousand_ha

    area(urbanization promotion area)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    as of
    2013
    source
    都市計画年報
  • 379 ten_thousand_ha

    area(urbanization control area)

    Policy
    country
    JP
    as of
    2013
    source
    都市計画年報
  • 2,232 count

    garden count(community garden)

    Social
    country
    JP
    setting
    都市的地域
    as of
    2004
    source
    農林水産省都市農業室調べ
  • 3,250 count

    garden count(community garden)

    Social
    country
    JP
    setting
    都市的地域
    as of
    2013
    source
    農林水産省都市農業室調べ
  • 76 %

    local produce purchase intent rate(urban resident)

    Socialn = 2,000
    country
    JP
    region
    三大都市圏特定市
    survey year
    2014
    response category
    購入したい
  • 28.6 %

    local produce active purchase intent rate(urban resident)

    Socialn = 2,000
    country
    JP
    region
    三大都市圏特定市
    survey year
    2014
    response category
    積極的に購入したい
  • 47.4 %

    local produce occasional purchase intent rate(urban resident)

    Socialn = 2,000
    country
    JP
    region
    三大都市圏特定市
    survey year
    2014
    response category
    みかけた場合などに、時々購入したい

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Abstract and stored text

AI-generated summary

This document, published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in 2015, provides an outline of the Urban Agriculture Promotion Basic Law. It explains the purpose and fundamental principles of the law, along with the responsibilities of both national and local governments in its implementation. The document articulates the diverse, multifunctional roles of urban agriculture, including the supply of fresh produce, provision of disaster prevention spaces, creation of green landscapes, and opportunities for agricultural experience and community exchange. Ultimately, it establishes a legal framework for promoting urban agriculture.

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Why it matters for urban farming

This document demonstrates that the Urban Agriculture Promotion Basic Law officially recognizes the multifaceted value of urban agriculture at a national level. It reinforces that citizen-driven urban farms are crucial not only for supplying fresh produce but also for local greening, disaster prevention, community building, and educational opportunities. This empowers citizens to more strongly advocate for the significance of their urban farming activities and provides a basis for engaging with and seeking support from local governments.

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