G/AG/GEN/166/Rev.1  
 
26 March 2021  
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Committee on Agriculture  Original: English  
 
 
AD HOC REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES TAKEN BY JAPAN  
IN THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR  
SUBMISSION BY JAPAN  
Revision  
The following submission, dated 26 March  2021, is being circulated at the request of Japan.  
 
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1.1  This document revises Japan's ad hoc  report on COVID -19 measures in document 
G/AG/GEN/166 dated  15 September 2020, in order to secure providing sufficient information1 for 
Members.   
 
1.2  The list below exemplifies measures taken by Japan in relation to the COVID -19 pandemic  in 
the agricultural sector , which are based on the "Emergency Economic Measures to Cope with the 
Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19)" (Cabinet decision on 20 April 2020) . 
 
1.3  The list included in this ad hoc  report is illustrative and not exhaustive. All the relevant measures  
will be appropriately notified by the relevant notifications in due course.  
 
 
 
1 It is noted that this submission  is made by referring to document s G/AG/GEN/177 and G/AG/W/209 
circulated by Brazil and the Secretariat, respectively, in order to secure conformity with the scope of information 
provided by other Members.   
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- 2 - AD HOC REPORT ON COVID -19 MEASURES TAKEN BY JAPAN  
Measure  Agency  Short Description  Products  Cost of 
measure  
 
(million  JPY) Duration  
From  To 
Emergency support project for 
ensuring the availability of labor 
force in agriculture  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program copes with the labor shortage due to 
the COVID -19 pandemic, in order to maintain 
agricultural productio n. － 4,646  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Introduction and demonstration of 
smart agriculture to resolve labor 
shortage  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program introduces pilot projects using 'smart 
agriculture ' technologies for such crops and regions 
as vulnerable to labor shortage due to the COVID -19 
pandemic.  － 1,046  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Emergency support special 
measures project such as fattening 
cattle management  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program supports fattening cattle producers ' 
management improvement activities in order to cope 
with the deterioration of their business due to the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  Beef 30,531  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Emergency measures business for 
facilitating distribution of beef 
calves  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program provides assistance to  calf producers 
who need rescheduled shipments due to the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  Beef and veal  984 30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Projects to stabilize vegetable 
prices  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program provides additional funds to the 
existing program in order to cope with the COVID -19 
pandemic.  Vegetables  5,597  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Priority support for promotion and 
facility improvement to maintain 
and strengthen marketing 
potentials  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program provides assistance to  entities 
improving their facilities in response to the demand 
shift in markets due to the COVID -19 pandemic, as 
well as to their sales promotion activities.  － 15,697  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Measures to strengthen supply of 
agricultural and livestock products  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program provides assistance to  producer groups 
and buyers for their continuous and stable supply of 
agricultural and livestock products, in order to cope 
with the COVID -19 pandemic.  agricultural 
and livestock 
products  14,300  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Support for production in the ne xt 
crop season in response to new 
domestic and overseas demand  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program provides assistance to  producers who 
grow such crops as vegetables, flowers, fruits and 
tea in the next cropping season, in order to cope with 
the COVID -19 pandemic.  － 24,190  30 April 2020  31 March 2021   
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- 3 - Measure  Agency  Short Description  Products  Cost of 
measure  
 
(million  JPY) Duration  
From  To 
Support for promoting the use of 
flowering plants in public facilities  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program supports activities to facilitate 
expanding the use of flowers in public facilities, in 
view that flowers has been negatively affected by the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  Flower  3,197  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Emergency aid for supporting the 
inventory of Wagyu beef  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program is an emergency aid that provides 
assistance to  meat wholesalers who have 
accumulated Wagyu beef inventory due to the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  Beef and veal  49,986  
 30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Emergency measures for sales 
promotion of agricultural products  Ministry of Agriculture, 
Forestry and Fisheries 
(MAFF)  The program provides assistance to  producers' 
groups and vendors for their sales promotion 
activities and activities to provide their products to 
school meal programs, in order to cope with the 
COVID -19 pandemic.  － 140,037  30 April 2020  31 March 2021  
Note:  
1 The measures are included i n the "Emergency Economic Measures to Cope with the Novel Coronavirus (COVID -19)" (Cabinet  decision on 20 April 2020) . The text of the 
cabinet decision (provisional translation in English) is available on the website of the Cabinet Office at:   
 https://www5.cao.go.jp/keizai1/keizaitaisaku/2020/20200420_economic_measures_all.pdf . 
2 '－' (bar) in the  'Products ' columns means the program basically does not specify certain products.  
 
 
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