Agricultural water fund Dissolution loss at the end of 2025 Expands to 12 billion yen 23:52 May 29

The public-private fund under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, which had continued to fail in investment, was dissolved at the end of 2025 and the loss is expected to grow to 12 billion yen.

The public-private fund “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Growth Industrialization Support Organization”, which was established to support the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry, had a large cumulative deficit due to investment failures such as the failure of the companies that invested, so it was decided to dissolve it. I am.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, which administers this fund, announced a concrete plan for the dissolution on the 29th. According to this, after deciding the timing of the fund's dissolution at the end of 2025, in order to minimize losses, no new investment will be made from the next fiscal year, and the company will concentrate on collecting the funds.

However, due to personnel expenses and other expenses for the time being, the cumulative deficit of 9.2 billion yen at the end of fiscal 2018 will further increase, and the loss at the time of dissolution is expected to reach 12 billion yen.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has set up a study group to verify the problems of the fund, but since the loss will eventually be a burden on the public, thorough verification and information disclosure regarding the actual state of operation is required.