Cheonan City strengthens on-site guidance on farmland surveys... Efforts to alleviate farmer anxiety

Cheonan City announced on the 6th that it will significantly strengthen on-site guidance on the direction of the government's follow-up measures to prevent anxiety and confusion in agricultural fields in relation to the nationwide farmland survey being conducted nationwide.

To prevent farmers from experiencing unnecessary anxiety due to incorrect information or rumors about the complete farmland survey, we plan to operate an administrative network in towns, villages and districts to quickly and accurately inform government standards.

The complete farmland survey hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is a project promoted to identify the ownership and use of farmland across the country, identify speculative ownership, and improve the system to suit reality. After conducting a basic survey, investigators have been conducting an in-depth on-site investigation since last August.

During the on-site guidance process, the city clearly communicates government standards that distinguish between speculative and conventional agricultural practices. Speculative activities such as unauthorized fallowing or illegal leasing after false acquisition within land transaction permit areas, real estate business by agricultural corporations, or serious illegal conversion within agricultural promotion areas will be subject to strict action in accordance with the Farmland Act.

On the other hand, for violations unrelated to speculation, such as inherited farmland, fallow farming by elderly farmers, or customary leases between farmers, opportunities for voluntary improvement are first given, and normalization and benign measures such as deferral of disposal through entrustment to farmland banks are also implemented.

Mayor Jang Jang-su said, “We will provide thorough guidance to ensure that farmers with good intentions are not disadvantaged,” and added, “Please do not be anxious about incorrect information and actively cooperate with the field investigation.”