SkillDish Enters Specific Skills "Agriculture" and "Fishery" Sectors
SkillDish Co., Ltd. launches a specialized foreign talent introduction service for agriculture and fisheries, expanding its food industry coverage to four sectors to combat primary industry labor shortages.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: April 7, 2026 at 19:10
- 🔍 Collected: April 7, 2026 at 10:30
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: April 20, 2026 at 23:59 (325h 29m after Collected)
SkillDish Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Itabashi-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Momono Iko) will launch a new "Food-Specialized Foreign Talent Introduction Service" that introduces foreign talent with "Agriculture" and "Fishery" specific skill work visas to companies involved in primary industries. With this addition, the company now offers services in a total of four sectors, including the previously handled "Food and Beverage Manufacturing" and "Restaurant" industries.
We have established a system to comprehensively support the food industry from upstream to downstream. To address the worsening labor shortage in primary industries, we will build a supply chain capable of proposing foreign talent with specific skills* that match each company's hiring plans.
*Specific skills refer to a residence status aimed at accepting foreign talent with a certain level of expertise and skills in industrial fields where securing domestic human resources is difficult. Like Japanese nationals, they can engage full-time in a wide range of tasks, including simple manual labor on-site.
◆ Background of Market Entry
In Japanese agriculture and fisheries, labor shortages and the aging of workers are advancing rapidly, making it extremely difficult to secure a workforce. In primary industries, which are susceptible to seasonal fluctuations and weather factors, an increasing number of regions are struggling to secure the necessary labor during peak seasons, making it difficult to maintain production volumes.
Given this situation, the demand for the "Agriculture" and "Fishery" fields under the specific skills program is expanding year by year, and the transition from technical intern training to specific skills is also accelerating. According to government statistics, 73,300 foreign workers with specific skills in the agricultural sector and 14,800 in the fishery sector will be needed by the end of fiscal 2028.
On the other hand, since specific skill work visas are divided into 19 fields, there is fierce competition for excellent talent with other sectors such as nursing care and construction, making planned talent acquisition an urgent issue for employing companies. In particular, companies wanting to hire foreign talent with "Agriculture" and "Fishery" specific skills in regional hubs face issues such as "no applications for months after posting a job offer," "having to hire from a small pool of candidates," and "employment conditions not being communicated correctly, leading to trouble and early resignation."
We have established a system to comprehensively support the food industry from upstream to downstream. To address the worsening labor shortage in primary industries, we will build a supply chain capable of proposing foreign talent with specific skills* that match each company's hiring plans.
*Specific skills refer to a residence status aimed at accepting foreign talent with a certain level of expertise and skills in industrial fields where securing domestic human resources is difficult. Like Japanese nationals, they can engage full-time in a wide range of tasks, including simple manual labor on-site.
◆ Background of Market Entry
In Japanese agriculture and fisheries, labor shortages and the aging of workers are advancing rapidly, making it extremely difficult to secure a workforce. In primary industries, which are susceptible to seasonal fluctuations and weather factors, an increasing number of regions are struggling to secure the necessary labor during peak seasons, making it difficult to maintain production volumes.
Given this situation, the demand for the "Agriculture" and "Fishery" fields under the specific skills program is expanding year by year, and the transition from technical intern training to specific skills is also accelerating. According to government statistics, 73,300 foreign workers with specific skills in the agricultural sector and 14,800 in the fishery sector will be needed by the end of fiscal 2028.
On the other hand, since specific skill work visas are divided into 19 fields, there is fierce competition for excellent talent with other sectors such as nursing care and construction, making planned talent acquisition an urgent issue for employing companies. In particular, companies wanting to hire foreign talent with "Agriculture" and "Fishery" specific skills in regional hubs face issues such as "no applications for months after posting a job offer," "having to hire from a small pool of candidates," and "employment conditions not being communicated correctly, leading to trouble and early resignation."