農業基本法改正案が衆院通過　食料安全保障を強化

　食料安全保障の強化を柱とする食料・農業・農村基本法の改正案が１９日、衆院本会議で与党などの賛成多数で可決、参院に送付された。政府は今国会での成立を目指す。
　同法は「農政の憲法」と言われ、本格的な改正は今回が初めて。ロシアによるウクライナ侵略などを背景に、世界で食料の生産や供給が不安定化する中、改正案では合理的な価格で国民一人ひとりが食料を入手できる「食料安全保障の確保」を規定した。海外への輸出を進め、農業や食品産業の発展を通じて供給能力を維持することも盛り込んだ。このほか、生産性や付加価値の向上で農業の持続的な発展を図ることも明記した。（2024/04/19-17:01）

Japan's House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to revise the basic law on food, agriculture and rural areas to strengthen the country's food security.
   The bill was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the Lower House and sent to the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet.
   It will be the first revision of the 1999 basic law, dubbed the "constitution" of agricultural policy.
   The bill calls for ensuring that every citizen has access to food at reasonable prices, at a time when food production and supply are unstable due partly to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   It also includes plans to maintain the country's food supply capacity, including by promoting food exports, and to seek sustainable agricultural development by increasing productivity and added value.