[New Year Special Feature] Opening the era of pleasant living in farming and fishing villages ④ Reducing production costs with support for essential agricultural materials

The agricultural policy of "taking responsibility" has taken its first step... Expectations for stabilizing agricultural production costs The passage of the "Act on Support for Essential Agricultural Materials" in the National Assembly Reduction of burden on farm households Positive evaluation of establishing institutional safety devices Compliance with the purpose and intent Establishment of subordinate laws is crucial In agricultural activities, fertilizers, pesticides, and feed are indispensable essential agricultural materials. However, in our country, the high dependency on imports has led to an unstable supply chain for essential agricultural materials, which can be disrupted by even minor international issues. The continuous deterioration of agricultural income, regardless of the efforts of farmers, is rooted in this supply chain risk. As this is a structural issue in our agriculture, short-term and temporary support measures are merely stopgaps. There is a growing ...