About farming support for new farmers (guidance of business in 2024)

1. Business name
   Yokohama City New Farmer Agricultural Management Improvement Project
2. Business description
   We support a part of the cost related to machinery and materials used and managed by new farmers themselves.
3. Subsidized persons
   Certified new farmers within 5 years of farming and Yokohama Challenge Farmer
   As of April 1 of the project implementation year, agricultural successors under the age of 49 within 5 years from parental farming, succession of management and separation of management as of April 1 of the project implementation year
4. Subsidized expenses
   Purchase costs of agricultural machinery and production materials, maintenance costs of production facilities, and environmental maintenance costs such as installation of fences to prevent sediment runoff.
5. Subsidiary rate
   Within 50% of operating expenses excluding consumption tax

We will start accepting pre-examination applications from Monday, April 1, 2024. Please confirm the following contents and submit required documents within the application period.

1. Preliminary Examination Application
   ・Certified New Farmer, Yokohama Challenge Farmer
   　From Monday, April 1, 2024 to Thursday, April 18
   ・Successor of agriculture separated parent farming, succession of management, and separation of management
   　From Monday, April 22, 2024 to Friday, May 17
2. This application
   There is a separate form for this application.
3. Grant decision
   If there is no defect in the documents, it will be issued in about one month.
   Attention: Those ordered before the grant decision will not be eligible for assistance.
4. Project completion and payment of operating expenses
5. Submission of performance report
6. Confirmation of completion and determination of subsidy amount
7. Submission of invoices for payment and payment of subsidies

For certified new farmers and Yokohama Challenge Farmers

For former farmers, succession of management, and separation of management

• Preliminary Examination Application Form
• Business Plan
• Copy of estimate, etc. (documents that can confirm project cost and business details)
• Documents such as catalogs, drawings and location maps
• For new farmers, a copy of the new farming certificate
• Documents certifying that the parental farming, etc. are within 5 years from the parental farming, management succession, and management separation.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Example: diploma of Kanagawa Agricultural Academy, etc., final income tax returns for two years before and after farming (payment of full-time salary to applicants can be confirmed).　　　　　　　　　　　　　Copy of notification of business opening to the tax office

• Certified New Farmer, Yokohama Challenge Farmer

Agricultural Administration Promotion Section, Northern Agricultural Administration Office
Telephone: 045-948-2479
Fax: 045-948-2488
(Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward, Kohoku Ward, Midori Ward, Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  )

Agricultural Administration Promotion Section, Southern Agricultural Administration Office
Telephone: 045-866-8491
Fax: 045-862-4351
(Nishi Ward, Naka Ward, Minami Ward, Konan Ward, Isogo Ward, Kanazawa Ward, Totsuka Ward, Sakae Ward, Izumi Ward, Seya Ward)

• Successor of agriculture separated parent farming, succession of management, and separation of management

Agriculture Promotion Section, Northern Agricultural Administration Office
Telephone: 045-948-2480
Fax: 045-948-2488
(Tsurumi Ward, Kanagawa Ward, Hodogaya Ward, Asahi Ward, Kohoku Ward, Midori Ward, Aoba Ward, Tsuzuki Ward  )

Agriculture Promotion Section, Southern Agricultural Administration Office
Telephone: 045-866-8497
Fax: 045-862-4351
(Nishi Ward, Naka Ward, Minami Ward, Konan Ward, Isogo Ward, Kanazawa Ward, Totsuka Ward, Sakae Ward, Izumi Ward, Seya Ward)