Menu of Crop, Livestock, Processing Subsidies for 2017

China has a "Comprehensive Development" program for support of agricultural projects that local officials can apply for. A list of 31 types of subsidies for projects in four major categories has been posted for 2017. The projects reflect the priorities for this year highlighted by the central economic work meeting last month: developing agricultural processing industry, integrating agriculture with processing and marketing sectors, poverty alleviation through agricultural development, improving agricultural infrastructure and services, and rural tourism. Some of these projects incorporate major subsidy programs (agricultural machinery and improved variety subsidies) but they do not include the direct grain subsidies, target price, or corn producer subsidies. This program generally supports local infrastructure, construction of farms, markets, storage and processing facilities that engage hundreds of small-scale farmers in a village, township or other local area.

The list is as follows:
Type of projectSubsidy (yuan)
Agricultural Tourism projects
Modern agriculture park pilots 10-20 million provincial, central 100-200 million
County specialty product industry development 3-5 million
Leading enterprise development 5-8 million
Integration of primary, secondary and tertiary industry pilot 30% of investment
Small-medium enterprise technology innovation fund for modern agriculture 800,000
Poverty alleviation through strengthening agricultural processing industry 5 million 
Modern livestock for farmer income growth
improved varieties that upgrade livestock and poultry 3-5 million
Biomass energy utilization demonstration projects 10% of investment
2015-17 agricultural machinery subsidy 30% of investment
Agricultural processing and distribution
Cold chain distribution and modern logistics 2-10 million
Financial support for launching agricultural processing not specified
Aid for potato, vegetable, and fruit storage and drying in agricultural production areas 30% of investment
Agricultural machinery subsidy 30% of investment
Comprehensive development for crops, livestock infrastructure; cotton, fruit, veg, tea, mushroom, flowers, silkworm, livestock and poultry processing, storage, wholesale markets 3 million yuan
Aid for investment in crops for economic development
Investment in conservation and environmental protection 10% of investment
Modern agriculture demonstration 2-200 million
Biomass energy demonstration  10% of investment
National agricultural industrialization model bases 3 million yuan
Vegetable basket projects 5000 yuan/mu, up to 3 million yuan
Propagation of improved varieties for advantaged special crop projects 1-5 million
Comprehensive development for crops, livestock infrastructure; cotton, fruit, veg, tea, mushroom, flowers, silkworm, livestock and poultry processing, storage, wholesale markets 3 million yuan
Promotion of agricultural products 10% of investment
Modern crop upgrade for seeds 8-15 million
Agricultural development forestry projects 1.2 million
Agricultural comprehensive development land governance 1100 yuan per mu
Medium-size irrigation district water conservation in grain producing regions Up to 20 million
Agricultural science and technology extension fund 600,000-3 million
Medicinal crop support 1-3 million
Vegetable nursery crops (must have no fake seedlings for 3 years) Up to 5 million
Cultivated land protection and quality improvement 800,000-1.2 million

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