FARMLANDS GIVEN A SECOND CHANCE

The world’s third largest economy is facing the issue of an aging population. This has led to abandonment of viable agricultural lands. Seed Town Management, an Osaka based company has started renting these abandoned lands to urban dwellers in hopes of reviving agriculture. This is of advantage to both rural farmers and city dwellers.

As per reports the acreage of abandoned farmland has increased rapidly. The report published b....