A new subsidy program that will cover part of the costs to train around 1,000 young job seekers for farm work was unveiled Friday by farm minister Shigeru Ishiba.
The program to train mainly people below the age of 40 is partly aimed at helping the unemployed find farming jobs amid the deteriorating employment conditions, officials of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said.
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