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On June 1, 2018, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the 23rd meeting of the Headquarters on Creating Dynamism in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Industries and Local Communities at the Prime Minister's Office.
 
During the meeting, there was discussion on the state of progress on key measures in the Plan for Creating Dynamism in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Industries and Local Communities, newly identified policy issues, and a draft amendment to the Plan for Creating Dynamism in Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery Industries and Local Communities.
 
Based on the discussion, the Prime Minister said,
 
“The Abe Cabinet has been promoting reforms on all aspects of administration over agriculture, forestry and fishery with the resolve to create strong agriculture and beautiful and vibrant farming, mountain and fishing villages. We will further accelerate the reforms we have implemented so far, and work to quickly get new reforms on track as well. There will be no change to this policy.
 
We will ramp up our efforts to enhance the performance of various initiatives: the intermediary organizations for farm consolidation (farmland banks) and agricultural, forestry and fishery product and food exports. We will quickly set a forest bank to work and put forestry industry reforms on track.
 
Concerning the fishery industry, we will quickly work on the necessary legislation and sufficient budgetary measures, in accordance with the concrete reform measures approved today. By doing so, we will strike a balance between the appropriate management of fishery resources and efforts to turn the fishery industry into a growth industry, increasing the incomes of people in the fishery industry and making fisheries into an attractive industry for young people.
 
Furthermore, in terms of newly identified policy issues, we will strongly promote both the development of advanced technologies that will dramatically enhance productivity in the agriculture, forestry and fishery industries, as well as their installment in these industries.
 
I hope to continue to tackle these issues head on and produce results without fail. I ask for the continued efforts of all relevant parties as we work to launch a new era for these industries, whereby young people can work in them with hopes and dreams.”