"Budget for eco-friendly agricultural products package for pregnant women welcomed"

Published Dec 5, 2025

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[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper, Reporter Son Min-jeong] The National Food Solidarity and the Korea Association of Organic Agriculture have expressed their welcome for the resumption of the organic agricultural products support program for pregnant women next year, which had been suspended for three years. The budget for the organic agricultural products support program for pregnant women in 2026 has been confirmed at 15.8 billion won. Accordingly, starting next year, up to 160,000 pregnant women will be able to receive support of up to 40,000 won per month when purchasing organic agricultural products. The organic agricultural products support program for pregnant women was selected as a national proposal project in 2020 and was carried out as a pilot project until 2022, but it could not be implemented from 2023 due to budget cuts. At that time, 80,000 pregnant women were provided with 40,000 won per month for organic agricultural products.

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The National Food Alliance and the Korea Association of Organic Agriculture have expressed their welcome for the "Support Program for Organic Agricultural Products for Pregnant Women," which will resume next year after a three-year suspension. The budget for the Support Program for Organic Agricultural Products for Pregnant Women in 2026 has been confirmed at 15.8 billion won. Accordingly, starting next year, 160,000 pregnant women will be able to receive support of up to 40,000 won per month when purchasing organic agricultural products. The Support Program for Organic Agricultural Products for Pregnant Women was selected as a national proposal project in 2020 and was carried out as a pilot project until 2022, but it could not be implemented from 2023 due to budget cuts. At that time, 80,000 pregnant women per year received 40,000 won per month in support for purchasing organic agricultural products, and the policy's satisfaction rate was surveyed at 78%, garnering positive ...

Source: Agrinet