Objective: This study aimed to examine the work engagement and its association with work related factors among dairy farmers in Japan.
Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire study was conducted for dairy farmers living in two towns located at Hokkaido Prefecture, and 229 responses with full data were analyzed. Work engagement was assessed using the Japanese version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used for comparisons of the work engagement scores between ages, genders, two types of feeding management (tie-stall/free-stall barn) or numbers of milking cows.
Results: Males reported higher work engagement scores than females, but there were no differences between ages, the types of feeding management or numbers of milking cows. The higher-job control group reported significantly higher work engagement scores than the lower-job control group. More work support network was associated with work engagement. For participants under the age of 50s, the higher-job demand group reported more work engagement.
Discussions: Results suggested that higher job control and support network were beneficial for promoting work engagement for dairy farmers. These findings will be helpful for planning strategies to focus on work engagement in the dairy farming community.
本稿では「次世代型先進農業経営体」が地域との関係を結びながらその機能を発揮していく際に,農協はどのような役割を果たすのか,という点を明らかにすることにある.そのなかで,農協は,新たな農業の担い手を確保する取り組みを積極的に展開している.そうした地域農業維持における機能を果たすために農協は,①経済的利益という目標とともに,生活空間としての維持も目標とし,②地域内の維持のために積極的に地域外とのつながりも求めていくことが必要となろう.
The purpose of this study, using Hyouryuu Okayama Co., Ltd. (HO) as a case study, is to clarify the significance of in-shop intermediate organizations that are profitable, as a mechanism and sales channels. Features of the case include "their collection delivery", "packaging," "hope shipments total amount of the collection of the producer", and "purchase". Since the sales profit rate is about 33%, the in-shop business of HO is profitable. Not only the main channel, but also those who are a sub-channel, play roles that have implications for the producers.
In order to achieve fairness in price formation in the food chain, it is beneficial to spread and fix the concept of ethical consumption. In the United Kingdom, social movement organizations, known as "Campaigners", play an important role to uncover ethical issues, tell the story behind them and raise awareness of the in society. It is also necessary to communicate ethical issues through interaction with the media and consumers. This study shows how the campaigners play a major role in expanding the idea of Ethical Consumption, and proposes a hypothetical model of the socialization process through three case studies.