According to dairy farmers, the dairy industry is facing a decline with its productivity foundation crumbling, and voices are growing louder that institutional measures must be prepared to enable new farmers to enter the field. Dairy farmers point out that due to rising production costs, environmental regulations, and aging, new entry is almost impossible, and stable milk production is only possible by inheriting production rights, or so-called quotas. Therefore, they argue that a system is needed to connect young people with farms hoping to close down.
In a dairy farm in Gangwon, where the decline in dairy farmers has become even steeper recently, one farmer noted, "From last year to early this year, three dairy farms in the Chuncheon area have closed down, and the reason is the lack of successors."