Certified Farmer System

The purpose of this system is to certify farmers who aim to become a stable agricultural management entity with excellent management sense as motivated and capable leaders, and to foster and secure them.
As agriculture and farmland decrease due to the progress of urbanization, etc., the effect is expected to be able to select agriculture as an attractive occupation.

Based on the Agricultural Management Base Reinforcement Promotion Act, the contents of the “Agricultural Management Improvement Plan” (management target five years later) created by farmers themselves to aim for effective and stable agricultural management. This is a system that certifies the plan and provides necessary support for the realization of the plan.

Anyone who is willing to work on improving their agricultural management is eligible for certification, regardless of the size of the management scale, farming type, organizational form, or gender.

1. Priority is given to support the expansion of the scale and accumulation of farmland.
2. You can use versatile, long-term, and low-interest financing schemes.
   (If you use the Yokohama Urban Agriculture Promotion Fund, we will add interest supply.)
3. You can receive consultation and training sessions on management improvement according to your needs.
4. It is targeted for support of supporting business "management improvement support project" of Yokohama-shi.
   (Target: Subsidy rate within 50%, upper limit is 500,000 yen. Purchasing costs for agricultural machinery, equipment, and production facility materials. However, the upper limit may change because it is within the budget for the year. )

As of April 1, 2019
275 Management bodies

• About general matters such as the system
  Green Environment Bureau Agriculture Promotion Section Agriculture Promotion Section
  Phone: 045-671－2637
  Fax: 045-664－4425
• If you live in Kohoku, Midori, Aoba, Tsuzuki, Tsurumi, Kanagawa, Hodogaya or Asahi Ward
  Green Environment Bureau Northern Agricultural Administration Office Agriculture Promotion Section (4th floor, Tsuzuki Ward   General Government Building)
  Phone: 045-948－2480
  Fax: 045-948－2488
• If you live in Minami, Konan, Isoko, Kanazawa, Tozuka, Sakae, Izumi, Seya Ward
  Green Environment Bureau Southern Agricultural Administration Office Agriculture Promotion Section (8th floor, Totsuka Ward General Government Building)
  Phone: 045-866－8493
  Fax: 045-862－4351