A Study on the Necessity and Feasibility of Practicing \"Amalgamation of Farmer\'s Association\" From the View Point of an Answering Policy to the Formation of Growing Districts: Concerning Japan\'s Practical Experiences

The first, the research was approached to seek what are the meanings of \"Amalgamation of Farmer\'s Association\" from Taiwanese related situation and Japanese practical experiences. The Second, the necessity of \"Amalgamation of Farmer\'s Association\" was be analyzed from the situation consumed with main existing problems. The third, we try to analyze what\'s the relative advantages and feasibility to practice \"Amalgamation of Farmer\'s Association\" from the viewpoints of \"an answering policy to the formation of producing district\" Expect studying the experience, the type and the trend of the mergence of cooperatives in Japan from document and investigation, we acquired 291 effective questionnaire from 546 formal members of the local farmer\'s association.

By analyzing the survey data, the finding of the research are :(1)it is about 26.8％ the percent of the formal members considering to adopt mergence of the farmer\'s association in order to solve pressing problems. Further more, from the multiple regression we find \"the degree that the existing problem farmers\' association\" should be improved being the most important factor(Beta=0.245) the second is \"the number of employees in farmer\'s association\"(Beta=-0.157).

And then, those are \"north area\" (Beta=-0.144),\"east area\" (Beta =-0.132). (2)It is about 30％ considering to adopt mergence even though they will made some sacrifices. Furthermore, form the multiple regressing \"the need of the mergence “is found the most important factor.

And then, the order is \"the importance of legal missions in farmers\' association\" (Beta=-0.185), \"the degree participation extension activity\" (Beta=-0.147) \"the degree to prates economical missions(Beta=-0.119), and \"the degree participating financial business\" (Beta=0.151)