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BackMinister of Agriculture and Forestry explains the purpose of the complete farmland survey... Letters to be sent to 4.5 million people next month
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry explains the purpose of the complete farmland survey... Letters to be sent to 4.5 million people next month
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Minister of Agriculture and Forestry explains the purpose of the complete farmland survey... Letters to be sent to 4.5 million people next month

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural AffairsSong Mi-ryeongComplete farmland survey

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  • Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong explained the purpose of the complete farmland survey in his Chuseok greeting message the day before, emphasizing that it is to ensure that farmland is properly used for agriculture and to increase farmers' income.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced that it has already delivered a message via KakaoTalk to approximately 2.5 million agricultural businesses and plans to send letters to approximately 4.5 million people subject to a complete farmland survey next month.

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Why It Matters

President Lee Jae-myung ordered a complete survey of farmland last February, and the Farmland Act amendment passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on May 7. The government and local governments began a basic investigation on the 18th of the same month, but as a result of the basic investigation at the end of July, approximately 27% of the farmland after acquisition was identified as suspected of violating the Farmland Act, and Nongshim was shaken by the implementation of the revised Farmland Act.

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Chuseok greetings the day before... Letters will be sent to 4.5 million people surveyed next month

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Guk-ki = Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryeong said on the 24th, "After time passes, we will be able to say, 'It was a good thing we conducted a complete survey of farmland at that time. Farming has become much better.'"

In a post containing a Chuseok greeting message on his

He continued, “We will make it easier for those who farm to use good farmland, become a reliable retirement asset for the elderly, and a new beginning for young farmers,” and added, “We will further explain and discuss any concerns until they are resolved.”

Minister Song emphasized, “This survey is to properly look at the ownership and use of farmland across the country, find out why farmland is idle, who is farming it, and what kind of support is needed, so as to fix the system to suit reality.”

On the same day, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs delivered Minister Song's message with the same content to about 2.5 million agricultural businesses through KakaoTalk, and plans to send a letter to about 4.5 million people subject to a complete farmland survey next month.

Previously, President Lee Jae-myung ordered a complete survey of farmland in February. Afterwards, the amendment to the Farmland Act, which includes a complete survey of farmland and strengthening of farmland disposal orders, passed the plenary session of the National Assembly on May 7, and the government and local governments began a basic survey on the 18th of the same month and began a full-scale survey.

However, as a result of a basic survey announced by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs at the end of July, approximately 27% of farmland acquired after 1996 was identified as suspected of violating the Farmland Act, such as illegal leasing or unauthorized fallowing, and Nongshim was greatly shaken by the enforcement of the revised Farmland Act last month, which strengthened the disposal order system for farmland not used for farming.

In the end, on the 21st, the party and government announced a supplementary measure stating that customary violations that occur in rural areas are not subject to uniform disposition and that they will provide an opportunity for normalization and cultivation for a sufficient period of time through the enactment of a special measures law within the year.

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Letters will be sent to approximately 4.5 million people subject to the farmland survey next month.

    Very likely · Within weeks

  • A special measures law will be enacted within the year, providing an opportunity to normalize and discipline customary violations in rural areas.

    Likely · Within months

Open Questions

  • What are the specific contents of the Special Measures Act?
  • How long is the period for providing opportunities for normalization and cultivation?
  • How will follow-up actions be taken on cases of illegal tenancies and unauthorized fallow land?

Related Topics

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
PeopleSong Mi-ryeongJaemyung Lee
OrganizationsPresident's OfficeNational Assembly
PlacesSeoulnationwide
TopicsSong Mi-ryeongComplete farmland surveyChuseok greetingsKakaoTalksend a letterFarmland Act Amendment
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