会長に就任した島耕作。業界への利益誘導を目的とする経済連から距離を置き、個人加盟で国益のために活動する経済交友会を中心に「財界活動」をおこなうことにした。島が尽力するのは、日本の「農業問題」。食糧自給率と国内の雇用を確保するため、新たな農業モデルの確立を決意する。会長となり、会社という枠に縛られずに活動する島の舞台は全世界。日本の国益を背負って、より大きなステージで島耕作は活躍する。
Kosaku Shima became the chairman. The group distanced itself from the Japan Federation of Economic Federations, whose purpose was to guide profits to the industry, and decided to conduct “business community activities” centered on the Keizai Association, which is an individual member group that works for the national interest. The island is dedicated to Japan’s agricultural problems. He decides to establish a new agricultural model to ensure food self-sufficiency and domestic employment. The stage of the island where he becomes the chairman and acts without being bound by the framework of a company is all over the world. Island farming will play an active role on a larger stage, supporting Japan’s national interests.