Tag: Japan paddy support

Japan to replace acreage-based paddy payments with productivity-linked support from FY2027. Food-service rice to gain subsidy eligibility, alongside continued crop diversification support.  Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) has announced a major reform of its paddy field support programme, replacing the existing Paddy Field Support Payment with a Productivity-Based Support Payment from fiscal…