South Korea: Farmers receive compensation due to zucchini damage

[Reporter Choi Young-jin of The Korean Rural Newspaper] 1.18 million won based on 1000㎡ of general farmhouse Up to 10.11 million won for LMO-positive farms Up to 21.55 million won for eco-friendly training To be paid to wholesale corporations that have suspended distribution Incentives will be paid as early as the end of this month to zucchini farms who have endured hardships as domestic unapproved LMO seeds are circulated. Based on 1,000㎡ (about 300 pyeong), it is expected that ordinary farms where LMO is not detected will receive 1.18 million won, and positive farms will receive up to 10.11 million won. It was recently confirmed that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs confirmed a compensation plan of 4.25 billion won for damage to LMO zucchini. Among them, a total of 2.8 billion won was allocated to general farms, 900 million won to positive farms where LMOs were detected, and about 500 million won to wholesale corporations that suffered damage from the ...