(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Hyun-young = The National Human Rights Commission has ruled that local governments' imposition of age restrictions on agricultural support programs constitutes discrimination. The commission revealed on the 24th that it recommended to the governor of a province, against whom a complaint was filed, to take measures to allow female farmers over 70 years old to participate in overseas training programs. Jeong-in, a 73-year-old female farmer, attempted to join the "Advanced Agriculture Overseas Training Program for Female Farmers" operated by the local government but was rejected on the grounds that participation was only possible until the age of 70. The local government explained that the age restriction was implemented to prioritize opportunities for those in the active age range for farming activities to ensure the effectiveness of the program, but the commission determined that the program's objectives could be fully achieved without the age limit. hyun0@yna.co.kr