Livestock Environment Management Agency - Korea Racing Authority, agreement on cooperation to improve the environment of horse-raising farms

Published Dec 18, 2025

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[Korean Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper Reporter Jin-woo Lee] To expand the designation of clean livestock farms and improve the environment, starting from 2023, a step-by-step collaboration will be made to designate 60 horse farms as clean farms. The Livestock Environment Management Institute (Director Moon Hong-gil) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Racing Authority on the 17th to improve the livestock environment and enhance horse welfare in horse-rearing farms, and to expand the designation of clean livestock farms. This agreement is part of building a cooperative framework between the two organizations to systematically manage environmental issues in horse-rearing farms and to practice ESG management by raising the level of horse welfare. The Livestock Environment Management Institute and the Korea Racing Authority will work together to improve the livestock environment in horse farms and create clean livestock farms.

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Starting from 2023, phased cooperation···Designation of 60 clean horse farms The Livestock Environmental Management Institute (Director Moon Hong-gil) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Korea Racing Authority and horse-raising farms on the 17th to improve the livestock environment and enhance horse welfare, and to expand the designation of clean livestock farms. This agreement was driven as part of the establishment of a cooperative framework between the two organizations to systematically manage environmental issues of horse-raising farms and to implement ESG management by raising the level of horse welfare. The Livestock Environmental Management Institute and the Korea Racing Authority agreed to jointly promote the improvement of livestock environments in horse farms and the creation of clean livestock farms, while also conducting joint consulting to enhance horse welfare. The main contents of the agreement include expanding the designation of clean livestock ...

Source: Agrinet