一個與環境互助之農業系統的設計：日本的Okinoerabu 島之農業與環境

Designing an Environmentally Friendly Agricultural System: Agriculture and the Environment in Okinoerabu Island, Japan

本文介紹一個在日本施行之「獨立自足社區」計畫的一些成果，介紹重點主要為Okinoerabu 島在土地、水及農用化學物之使用對環境所造成之壓力的分析，而分析之資料是來自Wadomari鄉鎮及針對鄉鎮中之Kunigami 社區的27個農戶所完成之調查研究。藉由此一結果則解釋了與Wadomari 鄉鎮具有環境互助型農業政策之形成。最後亦提出了一種得以減輕環境負擔之農業生產方式，文中亦估算了此種方式之利得與成本。

Some fact-findings of our “self-contained society” project in three research fields are presented as an introduction. Then, focusing on Okinoerabu Island, Japan, uses of land and water, and agrochemicals as stresses on the environment are examined based on the research at the town office and the surveys of 27 farms in Kunigami community in Wadomari Town. Policies for forming environmentally friendly agriculture at Wadomari Town are explained. Finally, one way of reducing environmental burden in agriculture is proposed and its gains and costs are estimated, followed by concluding remarks.