[HIGHLIGHTS] Amendment bill to the “Constitution of Agricultural Policy” to be deliberated at plenary session of the House of Representatives

Amendment bill to the “Constitution of Agricultural Policy” to be deliberated at plenary session of the House of Representatives. The proposed amendment to the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs adds “ensuring food security’ to the basic principles of the law.

Prime Minister Kishida said, “It is necessary to establish food security in peacetime, and if the revised bill is passed, the government will formulate a basic plan.'' "We will rebuild agricultural policy," he said.