(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Seon-mi = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 19th that it will hold its first meeting on the 20th to discuss the establishment of a mandatory self-help fund for paddy soybeans.
Soybean producer groups, the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and local governments will participate to discuss the operation of the self-help fund and the formation of a preparatory committee.
The paddy soybean self-help fund will be raised from contributions by agricultural industry participants, with the purpose of protecting the rights of agricultural industry workers and consumers.
The fund can be used for stabilizing paddy soybean supply and demand, promoting consumption, and conducting research projects.
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