## [Definitions]

### 1. Basic statistical terminology

(1) Classification of agriculture management entities (definitions used since the 2005 Census of Agriculture and Forestry)

Terminology	Definition
Agriculture management entities*	An establishment that either performs agricultural production directly or on contract and fulfills one of the following conditions: (1) manages 30 acres or more cultivated land, (2) possesses a planted area or cultivated area or a number of livestock being raised or delivered that is equal to or greater than a predetermined standard (e.g. 15 acres for outdoor grown vegetables, 350 square meters for vegetables grown in facilities, one cow), (3) accepts farm work on contract. (Censuses from 1990 to 2000 regard agriculture management entities as the combination of commercial farm households, agricultural holdings other than a farm household, and agricultural service enterprises.)
Family management entities	Individual management entities (farm household) or a single-household corporation (a farm household that is incorporated).
Organized management entities	Agriculture management entities that do not fall under family management entities.
Individual management entities	Agriculture management entities that operate as a household. This category excludes single-household corporations.
Corporation management entities	Agriculture management entities that have been incorporated. This category includes single-household corporations.

“Agriculture management entities” is described as “Farms” in this annual report.

(2) Classification of farm households (definitions used since the 1990 World Census of Agriculture and Forestry)

Terminology	Definition
Farm household	Household engaged in farming and managing cultivated land of 10 acres or more, or earning more than 150,000 yen per year from sales of agricultural products.
Commercial farm household	Farm household managing cultivated land of 30 acres or more, or earning more than 500,000 yen per year from sales of agricultural products.
Business farm household	Farm household whose main source of income (50% or more) is farming, and which possess at least one family member under the age of 65 who is engaged in self-employed farming for more than 60 days a year.
Semi-business farm household	Farm household whose main income (50% or more) is from sources other than agriculture and which possess at least one family member under the age of 65 who is engaged in self-employed farming for more than 60 days a year.
Side-business farm household	Farm household without any members under the age of 65 engaged in self-employed farming for more than 60 days a year (farm households other than business and semi-business farm households).
Full-time farm household	A farm household without family members who are part-time farmers.
Part-time farm household	A farm household with one or more members who are part-time farmers.
Farm household earned main income from farming	A part-time farm household gaining more income from farming than other work
Farm household earned main income from other jobs	A part-time farm household gaining more income from work other than farming.
Non-commercial farm household	A farm household managing cultivated land of less than 30 acres, and earning less than 500,000 yen per year from sales of agricultural products
Agricultural holding other than farm household	A holding other than farm household managing cultivated land of 10 acres or more, or earning 150,000 yen or more per year from sales of agricultural products.
Agricultural service enterprise	An enterprise conducting farm work on contract (including enterprise other than agricultural holding, specializing in production and sale of seedlings).
Land tenure non-farm households	A household other than a farm household possessing 5 acres or more in cultivated land and abandoned cultivated land