Corona grants to producers urgently reviewed Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries October 17, 5:40
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has created a support system that pays a fixed amount of grants to producers because the prices of vegetables and flowers have dropped due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but the system is suddenly changed and payment is made up to the decrease in sales. I made it.
Due to the impact of the new coronavirus, the prices of many vegetables, flowers, fruit trees, etc. have dropped, so the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has decided to pay a fixed amount according to the area of the field so that producers can purchase the seeds and materials necessary for the next production. I decided to pay the grant.
Since it was an urgent measure, we received the first acceptance at the end of July regardless of whether sales decreased, and there was an application from a producer who makes items whose prices did not drop so much.
For this reason, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hastily changed the system, requested the submission of documents showing the amount of decrease in sales, and decided to pay up to the amount of the decrease in sales.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had prepared a grant of 24.2 billion yen, but it seems that there was a flood of applications that exceeded expectations.
However, it seems that some producers have already bought seeds and materials in anticipation of grants, and confusion is expected.
At a press conference on the 16th, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nogami said, "Initially, we gave top priority to making it easier for producers to abandon farming so that they would not apply, but as a result, we had to review it. I'm sorry to bother you. "