The town's subsidy system on agriculture

Niseko Town there are the following town-specific subsidy systems for improving agricultural productivity and promoting agriculture.
For details, please contact each department in charge.

Agricultural practitioner training system (responsible: agricultural administration agency)

Subject cost and subsidy amount

Agricultural hiring funds

We will finance the tuition fee etc. of the new graduate student who received the new farming certificate by the educational institution for up to 4 years in the enrollment period and up to 3 million yen a year. There is an exemption system for redemption.

New farming funds

We will finance up to 1 million yen against the acquisition cost of various qualifications required at the start of farming for certified new farmers, acquisition cost of necessary machinery and equipment, cost of residential base securing, etc. There is an exemption system for redemption.

Youth training system fund

New farmers and young farmers who received certification for new farming will assist training etc. for acquiring advanced agricultural skills. Up to 200,000 yen per training etc.

Assistance for agricultural practitioner training support project (responsible: Agricultural Policy Division, Agricultural Administration Division)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
We will subsidize farmers who accepted agricultural trainees for 20,000 yen per month. Trainees are certified new farmers certified by Governor Hokkaido, and the grant period is two years.

Agricultural product processing support subsidy (responsible: agricultural administration agency)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
We will assist farmers themselves in efforts such as development of regional specialty products by agricultural product processing research themselves, and farmer's start-up. Up to 200,000 yen per case.

Green manure crop promotion project subsidy (responsible: agricultural administration agency)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
For farmers planting green manure crops or landscape-forming crops, we support up to one-half of the seed purchase cost of green manure crops or landscape-forming crops. However, if you plant a landscape-forming crop as a fallow green manure resting crop cultivation one year, it will be the full amount of seed purchase fee. Both crops are capped at 5,000 yen per 10 a.

New crops and new cultivation technology introduction challenge business subsidies (responsible: Agricultural Policy Division of agricultural administration)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
Organizations consisting of three or more farmers will subsidize one-half or less of the expenses related to the introduction of new crops and the introduction of new cultivation technology to improve the quality of agricultural products and labor saving labor .

Subsidy for thinning incentive incentive business (responsible: agricultural administration livestock forestry association)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
Under the request of the employer, we will assist organizations organized by forestry associations, forestry cooperatives, other forest owners and others approved by town mayor conducting projects based on the Forest Environment Conservation Improvement Project Implementation Procedure. The unit price per ha is 5,000 yen.

Niseko Town Ming Culvert Excavation Special Measures Project Subsidy (in charge: Agricultural Administration Division Farmland Maintenance Section)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
Machine rental fee (including operators) pertaining to the underdrain excavation work carried out by farmers Amount of less than one half of actual operating time and amount of less than one half of machine transportation expenses. Supplement target time is limited to 30 hours per farmer.

Niseko Town Agricultural Irrigation Canal Repair Project Grant (in charge of Agricultural Administration Division Farmland Maintenance Section)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
Within one-half of the expenses for repairing agricultural canals conducted by the irrigation association

Niseko Town Farmland Disaster Restoration Only Business Subsidy (Responsible: Farm Administration Division Farmland Maintenance Section)

Subject cost and subsidy amount
  • Disaster restoration projects that require farmers who actually cultivate in the town to implement expenses of 50,000 yen or more and first aid measures to prevent secondary disasters
  • With respect to agricultural land disaster, it is within 50% of the relevant expenses, for agricultural facility disaster it is within 70% of 100 (supplementary price is limited to 2,000,000 yen per place)

Inquiries regarding information on this page

Agricultural administration
TEL:0136-44-2121
FAX:0136-44-3500