Public-private fund under the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Cumulative deficit of 12 billion yen Summary of verification results 20:03 on July 31st
A meeting of experts who has verified the problem that the public-private fund under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is abolished due to repeated investment failures and a loss, the fund system is too large for the investment record and the excessive labor cost etc. is in the red I severely pointed out that I inflated.
The public-private fund “Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Growth Industrialization Support Organization” established to support the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry has accumulated investment deficits due to the failure of the companies that invested and has accumulated cumulative deficit of 12 billion yen At the end of 2025 It is decided to be abolished.
A study group of experts who verify the failure of the fund summarized the results, and the actual investment amount was only 10.3 billion yen, but since the initial establishment, an excessive system was constructed based on the desired investment target of 200 billion yen. He pointed out that labor costs and other factors inflated the deficit.
He also pointed out that the investment target was limited and there were many restrictions, so the operation should be reviewed early.
On the other hand, it is recommended that investment be increased in fields such as food exports and food tech, and that an investment mechanism different from that of public-private funds should be considered.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries/Industry Cooperation Division said, "We are very sorry for the expected loss of 12 billion yen. We would like to use the results of this verification for future policies."