Voluntary contribution for rice, taking the first step **Note: The original text is very short, so the translation is also brief.**

[Rice, Fisheries and Livestock Industry Newspaper=Reporter Park Yu-shin] The voluntary rice self-help fund has finally taken its first step. (Association) The Korea Rice Industry Association held a launch ceremony on the 17th at the Grand Hall of the L Tower in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, with around 250 attendees including Moon Geum-ju, the National Farmers and Fishermen Committee Chair of the Democratic Party (Goheung, Boseong, Jangheung, Gangjin), Song Mi-ryeong, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cho Hee-sung, the Chairman of the Korea Rice Farmers' Central Association, Kim Dae-sik, the Chairman of the Korea Paddy Management Central Association, representatives from the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives, associations, and organizations. The Korea Rice Industry Association, which was newly established this year, is an organization led by the National Conference of Agricultural Cooperatives Grain Processing Centers (RPC), the Korea RPC Association, and the National RPC Association with the aim of promoting consumption.