The Korea Rural Women's Agricultural Cooperatives, "Rural Women's Policy Division" regular establishment "welcomed" and "anticipated"

The Korea Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives (hereinafter referred to as KFAC) issued a message of welcome and expressed expectations regarding the Rural Affairs Ministry's formal establishment of the Rural Women Policy Team, which had been dedicated to women farmers' policies, as the "Rural Women Policy Division." In a statement on the 24th, KFAC said, "Given that this organizational reform officially recognizes the roles and values of women farmers who have been supporting agriculture and rural areas, and establishes women farmers as a core subject of agricultural policy at the government level, its significance is great." KFAC added, "It will be a new turning point for women farmers' policies as it lays the foundation for stable and independent advancement of women farmers' policies." Until now, women farmers have played a central role in agricultural production, as well as important roles in maintaining local communities and caring for families, the elderly, and children, ...