Japanese women in agriculture show their drive, uncovering the appeal of farming for women (Part 1)

Whether in Japan or Taiwan, China, in recent years more and more women have been actively entering agriculture. Some are farm daughters who decided to return home after studying and working in the city, while others became interested and then wanted to make a living from farming. Compared with the past, they are more proactive about getting involved in sales and management. But judging from the proportion of new entrants to farming in Japan, women account for only about 25%, and most of them still farm alongside their husbands. Analysis data from Japan's largest private agricultural labor bank, "Primary Industry Net," shows the same result: female job seekers accounted for only 23.5%.

In order to raise the visibility of women farmers, uncover the new appeal of agriculture, and attract young girls to enter farming, in November 2013 the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries launched the "Agriculture Girls Project."

Agriculture girls with an average age in their mid-to-late thirties, nearly half of whom proactively take part in management