The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs releases a list of Central Government policies to strengthen agriculture, benefit farmers, and make rural areas prosperous in 2026.

On March 19, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs released the 2026 Central Government's Policy List for Strengthening Agriculture, Benefiting Farmers, and Enriching Farmers. It was proposed that subsidies for land fertility protection should be given to farmers who own land contract rights. The specific subsidy criteria will be determined by provincial governments based on actual conditions. Land that has been converted to agricultural land for facility farming, land that has changed purposes such as used for livestock farming, forest land, grassland, and contiguous grain fields, and non-agricultural land acquisition cannot receive subsidies. Land that has been left uncultivated for more than a year will lose its subsidy eligibility the following year. Regarding subsidies for agricultural machinery purchase and application, the beneficiaries are farmers and agricultural production and operation organizations. The implementation method includes independent machinery purchases, fixed subsidies, post-purchase subsidies, county-level settlements, and direct subsidies to their accounts. The policy focuses on supporting high-performance seeders, intelligent high-speed rice transplanters, and large-scale intelligent high-end combined harvest machinery that contribute to increased crop yields, urgent agricultural production needs in hilly areas, filling gaps in agricultural machinery equipment, urgent needs in other agricultural sectors, and the promotion and application of agricultural machinery vital to the implementation of major national strategies.