Legislation related to food security and the promotion of processed rice products are necessary.

Published 2025년 8월 25일

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[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Han-tae Lee] The argument has been raised to enact a law for food security and to foster related businesses in response to the global food crisis. Especially, as the rice industry is facing difficulties due to the sharp fluctuations in rice prices and reduced consumption, there is an added opinion that a strategy to increase added value through processed rice products should be prepared. With the theme of "Finding solutions for a food crisis, sustainable industry," around 500 people, including representatives from rice producer organizations, farmers, and rice processed food companies, attended the "Rice Processing Industry Development and Food Security Discussion Meeting" held at the National Assembly Building's main conference room on the 22nd, where attendees discussed the structural crisis facing the rice industry.

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At the "Rice Processing Industry Development and Food Security Forum" In response to the global food crisis, there was a proposal to enact laws for food security and to foster related businesses. Especially, with the rice industry facing difficulties due to the sharp fluctuations in rice prices and reduced consumption, there was an added opinion that a strategy to increase added value through processed rice products should be prepared. At the "Rice Processing Industry Development and Food Security Forum" held at the National Assembly Hall on the 22nd, with around 500 attendees including rice producers, farmers, and rice processing food industry officials, participants empathized with the structural crisis faced by the rice industry and discussed institutional improvement measures. Hosted by Representative Yoon Jun-Byeong (Democratic Party, Jeongeup-Gochang), the forum emphasized the need to establish food security-related laws similar to those in Japan, the UK, and Germany to ...
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