Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in South Korea selects 39 powdered rice production complexes for next year

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 11th that it had finally selected 39 powdered rice production complexes for next year. As part of securing food sovereignty in June, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced the 'Measures to Revitalize the Rice Processing Industry Using Flour Rice'. Unlike conventional rice, powdered rice is not soaked in water and can be ground into a powder just like wheat. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plans to increase production complexes to 100 in 2024, 150 in 2025, and 200 in 2026, starting with the construction of 39 powdered rice production complexes next year. In this regard, as a result of receiving applications and receipts for the production complex to be promoted next year through local governments in August and September, it is known that about 3,300ha was received, which exceeded the target area of 2,000ha by 1.6 times. In particular, there were 20 agricultural ...