Government PO film support program, controversy over low-quality imported supply

Published 2025년 10월 31일

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[Yeonju Lee, agricultural industry specialist reporter for the Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] There is a criticism that without clear quality standards, the government's PO film (polyolefin) support program is causing damage to farms with low-quality imported agricultural materials instead of superior domestic products. Representative Won-taek Lee from the Democratic Party of Korea (Gunsan-Kimje-Buan) revealed through recent national audit data that although superior domestic PO film, which is expected to have an import substitution effect of 40.5 billion won annually, was developed, it only holds a 33.2% market share as of 2024. Initially, three domestic companies succeeded in domesticating PO film with the support of the Rural Development Administration, and it has been circulating in the domestic market since 2022. Accordingly,

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[Lee Young-joo, agricultural and fisheries specialist reporter for the Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] Rep. Lee Won-taek: "No quality standards Damage to farmers in Chungnam and Gyeongnam Low use of quality domestic products" The government's PO film (polyolefin) support project is being operated without clear quality standards, leading to damage to farmers from using low-quality imported agricultural materials instead of superior domestic products, it has been pointed out. Rep. Lee Won-taek of the Democratic Party (Gunsan, Gimje, Buan) revealed through recent national audit data that although superior domestic PO film, which is expected to have an annual import substitution effect of 40.5 billion won, has been developed, it only holds a 33.2% market share in 2024. Initially, three domestic companies succeeded in domesticating PO film with support from the Rural Development Administration, and it began circulating in the domestic market from 2022. It was expected that the ...
Source: Agrinet

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