Will the issue of environmentally friendly tenant farming only be repeatedly discussed?

Published 2025년 10월 28일

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[Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper] The issue of organic tenant farmers who have fallen into the status of "ghost farmers" remains unresolved. It is pointed out every time there is a national audit, and the minister has promised countermeasures several times, but the situation on the ground has not changed. This year, organic farmers once again called for the establishment of protective measures in front of the National Assembly building. Despite the issue being raised for a long time, the government and the National Assembly have not been able to fulfill their roles. Farmer organizations and organic farming groups have been calling for the establishment of countermeasures, citing numerous cases where tenant farmers, due to the lack of written lease contracts, are not legally protected and are pressured by landlords to give up their organic certification or are driven off their farmland.

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The issue of environmentally friendly tenant farmers, who have fallen into the status of "ghost farmers," remains unresolved. It has been pointed out during every national audit, and although the minister has promised several measures, the situation on the ground has not changed. This year, environmentally friendly farmers once again called for the establishment of protective measures in front of the National Assembly building. Despite the issue being raised for a long time, the government and the National Assembly have failed to fulfill their roles. Farmers' organizations and environmentally friendly agricultural groups have been calling for measures to address the issue, as cases of tenant farmers who have not signed lease agreements and thus do not receive legal protection, being pressured by landlords to give up their environmentally friendly certification or being driven out of their farmland, have been increasing. Each time, the government has stated that it will ...
Source: Agrinet

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