農家のうかの所得しょとく向上こうじょうへ 約やく2兆ちょう5000億おく円えん予算よさん確保かくほを 自民じみん 森山もりやま幹事かんじ長ちょうら

Regarding the future direction of agricultural policy, LDP Secretary-General Moriyama and others submitted a resolution to Prime Minister Ishiba calling for measures such as securing a budget of approximately 2.5 trillion yen over the next five years to increase farmers incomes and promoting the consolidation of farmland into larger plots.

On the 2nd, Secretary General Moriyama, who serves as the head of the Liberal Democratic Partys Headquarters for Strengthening Food Security, along with former Ministers of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, handed the partys emergency resolution to Prime Minister Ishiba at the Prime Ministers Office.

The resolution states that in April this year, regarding rice export volumes, by 2030, the current 7...

Based on the decision of the basic plan for agricultural policy for the next five years, which includes measures such as increasing it up to 353,000 tons, five times the current amount, this document summarizes the partys requests.

It points out that, among these, since the number of domestic agricultural workers is expected to decrease even further in the future, if we dont take action now, it will be too late.

And, in order to improve farmers incomes and promote structural transformation of agriculture, approximately 2.5 trillion yen will be secured over the next five years, separate from the conventional budget. This will include support for expanding sales channels to achieve goals such as promoting low-cost production through large-scale farmland consolidation, accelerating the introduction of smart agricultural technologies, and meeting rice export targets.

Mr. Moriyama and others also made a request to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi.

After this, Mr. Moriyama told reporters, Prime Minister Ishiba has experience as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, so I believe he was able to understand the budget as well.

He said, If we make it possible to cultivate rice in large farmlands and promote smart agriculture, we will be able to export even more.

Secretary General Moriyama defends Minister Koizumi Regarding Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumis decision to sell reserve rice through a discretionary contract without consulting the partys Agriculture and Forestry Committee, former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Nomura of the Liberal Democratic Party said on May 31, He basically decides everything on his own and announces it himself.

You need to learn the rules, he criticized.

Regarding this, after meeting with Minister Koizumi on the afternoon of the 2nd, LDP Secretary-General Moriyama told reporters, We cannot allow people to turn away from rice, and since urgent action was needed, the minister did exactly what was necessary.

If there had been enough time to consult the partys Agriculture and Forestry Division, there probably would have been a discussion, but since it was a race against time, it couldnt be helped, he said, defending Minister Koizumi.

On top of that, I think cooperation with the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Agriculture and Forestry Division is extremely important.

Minister Koizumi himself served as the chairman of the Agriculture and Forestry Division, so I have no concerns about coordination at all, he said.