To secure new farmers from the middle-aged and older population and promote the early stabilization of their farm management, the program supports the introduction of machinery and other equipment when starting or inheriting a farm business.
Tochigi Prefecture: Support Program for Middle-Aged and Older New Farmers (FY2026)
September 9, 2026
Summary
Tochigi Prefecture supports middle-aged and older people entering farming with machinery and other equipment when starting or inheriting a farm business.
Key Information
| Location | Tochigi |
|---|---|
| Opening Status | Open for Applications |
| Application Period | Apr 1, 2026 – TBD |
| Max Subsidy Amount | ¥1,500,000 |
| Subsidy Rate | 1/2 |
| Purpose | Business startup, entrepreneurship, and ventures / business succession / capital investment |
| Eligible Expenses | Machinery and equipment expenses / equipment purchase expenses / building expenses |
| Eligible Applicants | Agricultural corporations / individual farmers |
| Implementing Agency | Tochigi Prefecture |
| Official Page | https://www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp/g04/sinnkisyuunou/ganbarutyukonen.html |