農業は人間社会において最も古く現れた産業の一つであり，また人間社会の長い歴史の中で，最も長く膨大な就業人口を抱える産業として位置付いてきました．それは，農業は人間の生存に欠かせない，食料を安定的に生産・供給するという使命を担ってきたからです．
しかし日本においては，資本制社会の発展に伴う工業やサービス産業の勃興の中で，農業就業人口は急激に減少し，農産物もかなりの部分が輸入に負う産業構造へとシフトしています．とはいえ，いかに農業就業人口が減少し，産業としての位置づけが低下したとしても，農業はなお人間の生存に欠かすことができない農産物を生産する尊い使命を担っていることに変わりはありません．いかに資本制社会の中で農業生産力の向上を目指し，同時に農業生産に欠かせない生産手段である農地を維持保全し次世代に継承するのか，こうした問題に正面から取り組むことは，現代を生きる私達だけではなく，次世代へと社会を託す者の使命であると考えています．私たちの研究室では，農業に関わる諸問題について，その実態と構造を解明し，そのよりよいあり方を展望することに取り組んで参ります．
また私は，労働市場と農業構造の解明を専門としています．いかなる産業においても労働力は不可欠ですが，農業は資本制社会以前から大量の労働力を抱えている点で特異な産業です．よって，常に労働市場を通じた農業と他産業との連関を課題とせざるをえません．労働市場を通じた農業と他産業との連関は，一方では農家労働力の減少によって農業構造に影響を与え，一方では他産業もまた経営発展のための労働力として大量の農家労働力を求めることになります．この事象は，地域や国によってその色合いは大きく異なりますが，資本制社会に接する地域であれば，多かれ少なかれ普遍的に見られる現象であると考えています．
私は主としてフィールドワークから農業と農外産業との連関の解明を試み，地域性を重視した農業構造（農民層分解）のあり方や農業生産の担い手の展望に取り組んで参ります．
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Agriculture is one of the oldest industries in human society and has historically been the industry with the largest workforce for the longest period. This is because agriculture has always borne the crucial mission of producing and supplying food stably, which is essential for human survival.
However, in Japan, with the rise of industrial and service sectors driven by the development of a capitalist society, the agricultural workforce has declined sharply, and the industry has shifted to a structure that relies significantly on imports for agricultural products. That said, no matter how much the agricultural workforce decreases or its position as an industry declines, agriculture remains indispensable for human survival, as it continues to bear the noble mission of producing agricultural products.
The key challenge lies in how to improve agricultural productivity within a capitalist society while simultaneously maintaining and preserving farmland as an essential means of agricultural production for future generations. Addressing these issues head-on is not only a responsibility for those of us living in the present but also a mission for those who entrust the next generation with the future of society.
In our research lab, we are committed to analyzing the realities and structure of various agricultural issues and exploring better approaches for the future of agriculture.
My expertise lies in analyzing the labor market and agricultural structure. While labor is indispensable in any industry, agriculture is unique in that it has relied on a large workforce even before the emergence of capitalist society. As a result, the interaction between agriculture and other industries through the labor market has always been a critical issue. The relationship between agriculture and other industries through the labor market affects agricultural structures on one hand due to the decline in the agricultural workforce, while on the other hand, other industries secure a large workforce from agriculture to support their business development. This phenomenon varies significantly by region and country, but it is a universal trend in areas influenced by capitalism to some extent.
Through fieldwork, I focus on elucidating the relationship between agriculture and non-agricultural industries, emphasizing regional characteristics in agricultural structures (such as the differentiation of peasant classes) and examining the future prospects of agricultural producers.
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