Agricultural promotion policy

...In the underdeveloped Tsushima Domain, agricultural promotion measures were adopted in the early 18th century with the aim of shifting from slash-and-burn agriculture to normal farming, and sweet potatoes were introduced and measures were taken to prevent damage caused by wild boars, but this was an exception to the rule in an extremely low-productivity region. [Hayama Teiji]
[Modern]
After the Meiji Restoration, agricultural promotion was promoted as part of the government's policy to encourage industry and commerce, which included policies to encourage agriculture (agricultural promotion policies) and various projects (agricultural promotion projects) carried out under them. The central government agencies in charge of these policies were the Ministry of Civil Affairs' Agricultural Promotion Bureau, which was established in 1870 (Meiji 3), the Ministry of Finance's Agricultural Promotion Bureau in 1871, the Ministry of Home Affairs' Industry Promotion Bureau (later the Agricultural Promotion Bureau) established in 1874, and later the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce (Agricultural Affairs Bureau), which was established in 1881.

*Some of the terminology used in relation to the "Agricultural Promotion Policy" is listed below.

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…後進地の対馬藩では，18世紀初頭のころ，焼畑農業から普通畑への移行を目的にした農業振興策が採用され，甘藷の導入，野猪の被害対策などが実施されているが，これは極端な低生産力地帯の特例である。【葉山 禎作】
［近代］
　明治維新後，勧農は政府の殖産興業政策の一環として推進されたが，農業奨励の政策(勧農政策)と，そのもとでおこなわれた諸事業(勧農事業)がある。そうした政策を担当した中央官庁は，1870年(明治3)に開設された民部省勧農局，71年の大蔵省勧農寮，ついで74年設立の内務省勧業寮(後に勧農局)，その後は81年新設の農商務省(農務局)などであった。…

※「勧農政策」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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