Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Secretary General Toru Edamoto 15:10 on July 21st
At the Cabinet meeting on the 21st, the government decided on the appointment of Chief Secretary Shinto Emoto to the new secretary-general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Mr. Edamoto, who is appointed as the new secretary-general of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, is 59 years old from Kagoshima prefecture. In 1984, he joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and after serving as Secretary General Manager and Production Director, since last year, he has been the Chief Cabinet Secretary and has been working on various disasters and the response of the new coronavirus to the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry.
Mr. Edamoto will tackle issues such as achieving the government goal of increasing the export value of agricultural, forestry and marine products and foods to 2 trillion yen, more than double the amount in five years, and improving the food self-sufficiency rate, which has dropped to a record low. It will be.
This appointment will be issued on the 3rd of next month.