About approach of direct payment system such as hilly and mountainous areas

　ニセコ町内では、2つの農業集落にて「中山間地域等直接支払制度」を活用した営農が行われています。
　この制度は、急傾斜水田（勾配1/20以上）及び、緩傾斜水田（勾配1/100以上1/20未満）の不利な条件で耕作する農業者や集落に交付金を交付し、平地地域で耕作する農業者との農業生産条件の格差を補い、継続した耕作を目指す国の制度です。
In the village, in addition to efforts to protect the rural environment such as repair of farm roads, weeding of waterways, legal mowing, flower bed building etc. through the discussion of the project participants, we carry out business leading to the maintenance and development of regional agriculture, I am using it.

Cultivating agricultural land on sloping land brings about various effects such as not only production of agricultural produce but also prevention of flooding and earth erosion.
However, since such land is less agricultural land with lower working efficiency and inferior productivity than the flat area, the occurrence of abandoned cultivation and the excellent function of farmland are easily lost.
Therefore, in this system, it is aimed at supporting such disadvantaged areas and to protect the excellent functions of agricultural land.
 
　ニセコ町では、平成12年度(2000年度)からこの制度の活用を開始し、令和7年度(2025年度)から令和11年度(2030年度)までの5年間、第6期対策として、取り組んでいます。

北海道中山間地域等直接支払交付金実施要領第12の1に基づき、実施状況等を下記のとおり公表します。