[Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Subsidy Program] Recruiting Private Businesses to Utilize the Fisheries Products Export Acceleration Partnership Promotion Project

The Fisheries Products Stability Supply Promotion Organization (hereinafter referred to as the 'Organization') has started recruiting cooperative councils and project proposers for the Fisheries Products Export Acceleration Partnership Promotion Project from May 8th.

This project supports demonstration initiatives for building commercial and logistics flows that contribute to solving key issues for cooperative councils comprising stakeholders in the production, processing, distribution, and export value chain, aiming to accelerate the expansion of fisheries product exports.

The deadline for submitting application documents is 5:00 PM on Friday, June 12, Reiwa 8.

For application to the project and detailed information, please refer to the Organization's website (https://www.fishfund.or.jp/jigyou15.html).

From the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries [Overview of the FY2025 Supplementary Budget (Export-Related Budget)]

1. Project Content and Eligible Applicants

This project supports demonstration initiatives for building commercial and logistics flows that contribute to solving key issues, carried out in cooperation by 'Export Acceleration Partnership Councils' composed of three or more entities from producers (fishermen, aquaculturists) or their organizations, processing/distribution businesses (fisheries processing, warehousing/storage, wholesale/intermediate wholesale, logistics, etc.) or their organizations, and export businesses (those engaged in fisheries product exports) or their organizations, aiming to further accelerate the expansion of fisheries product exports.

2. Eligible Expenses

① Fisheries Export Value Chain Improvement Study Project

Expenses required for building a cooperative system and for studying/investigating business plan content, as well as consulting expenses for business plans (fixed amount (subsidy upper limit 6 million yen)) for initiatives by Export Acceleration Partnership Councils composed of producers, processors/distributors, and export-related businesses to accelerate fisheries product exports, focusing on improving existing fisheries product distribution value chains to ensure reliable exports.

② Fisheries Export Value Chain Improvement System, etc., Introduction Project

Expenses necessary to implement the initiatives studied in ① above (expenses for introducing electronic sales systems, purchase costs for equipment and materials necessary for fisheries product processing, purchase costs for equipment and materials necessary for collection/shipment, storage, sales, etc. of fisheries products (subsidy rate within 1/2)).

③ Fisheries Export Value Chain Improvement Demonstration Project

Expenses required for initiatives that demonstrate the effects and sustainability of new product development, market development, etc., studied in ① above, and smoothly transition to autonomous activities by the Export Acceleration Partnership Council (expenses for market research/business negotiations, creation of promotional materials, acquisition of knowledge/technology through training, storage expenses, warehousing fees, processing expenses, raw material costs, transportation expenses, and other expenses for initiatives aimed at improving logistics structures (subsidy rate within 1/2)).

3. How to Apply

Please apply by filling in the necessary information on the prescribed form, following the application guidelines posted on the following website.

Application Guidelines: Fisheries Products Stability Supply Promotion Organization (https://www.fishfund.or.jp/jigyou15.html)

4. Application Document Submission Deadline: 5:00 PM on Friday, June 12, Reiwa 8

Consultations regarding application content are accepted even before the formal submission of application documents.

Please consult us once.

5. Application Document Submission and Inquiry Contact (excluding weekends and holidays)

Fisheries Products Stability Supply Promotion Organization, Mukai, Hashimoto
6th Floor, Yoshimoto Building, 28-5 Kanda Higashimatsushita-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0042 (TEL: 03-3254-7044)

Email address: m-project★fishfund.or.jp (Please replace ★ with @)