Subsidy project to support fruit farmers “May cause injustice” Board of Audit, October 9, 5:55
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Regarding the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries subsidy project to support fruit producers, it was found that the Board of Audit pointed out that the requirements for subsidies are insufficient and that there is a risk of unfairness among farmers. It was.
This subsidy project is one of the "Fruit Tree Management Support Measures Projects" of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and subsidies are given when fruit producers switch their cultivated crops to highly profitable oranges and apples. ..
From the beginning of 2007, the amount of subsidy will be calculated based on the cultivation area declared by the producer, and 170,000 to 1.11 million yen will be issued per 10 ares depending on the type of fruit to be replanted. It was.
However, according to the Board of Audit's investigation, the amount of money is calculated without sufficiently confirming the number of fruit trees to be replanted, and if the number of newly planted trees is extremely small, it will be subsidized from the cost of replanting. It turns out that there is a risk of injustice among farmers, such as too much money.
The total amount of subsidies pointed out amounted to about 250 million yen in the two years up to 2017, and the Board of Audit requested the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to improve it, and the requirements for issuing subsidies so far. Has been reviewed.
In response to the interview, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said, "The Board of Audit has not issued a formal report and I would like to refrain from answering at this time."