Fujiki’s Singapore Visit: Results
Overview
From October 28 to 31, 2026, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fujiki visited Singapore. He attended the 26th ASEAN Plus Three Agriculture and Forestry Ministers Meeting, held talks with officials from various countries, and took part in the revision of the Japan-Singapore memorandum on cooperation in agriculture and food and the announcement of cooperation documents. The meeting addressed food security and agricultural cooperation. The revised memorandum designated food technology as a new area of cooperation.
Key points
- Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fujiki attended the 26th ASEAN Plus Three Agriculture and Forestry Ministers Meeting in Singapore.
- The Japan-Singapore memorandum on cooperation in agriculture and food was revised, adding food technology as a new area.
- At the ceremony, 17 public-private cooperation memoranda were announced.
- Fujiki held talks with officials from Singapore, Vietnam, and other countries, confirming the strengthening of bilateral cooperation.
Overview
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Fujiki visited Singapore from October 28 to 31, 2026, for the meeting and talks with officials from various countries.
At the 26th meeting on October 30, 2026, participants discussed efforts to strengthen food security under the ASEAN Plus Three framework and the status of agricultural cooperation.
ASEAN countries expressed appreciation for and support for Japan’s cooperation.
Impact
It was explained that cooperation under the Japan-ASEAN Midori Cooperation Plan is making steady progress.
In talks with officials from Singapore, Vietnam, and other ASEAN countries, the parties confirmed that they would further strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Details
The 34 cooperation projects under the ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation Strategy on Food, Agriculture and Forestry 2026–2035 are being implemented under the Japan-ASEAN Midori Cooperation Plan. Japan said it would continue contributing to stronger regional food security through its support for APTERR and AFSIS.
Japan explained that private-sector investment in regenerative agriculture aligns with the meeting theme, “Strengthening Resilience through Partnership,” and with the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP).
On October 29, 2026, the memorandum on cooperation in agriculture and food was revised with Singapore’s Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment, designating food technology as a new area of cooperation.
Parliamentary Vice-Minister Fujiki held talks with Minister Foo of Singapore’s Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment and Deputy Minister Diep of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture, among others.