Rice cultivation area reduction rate, local government officials ‘difficult’

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Published Feb 7, 2025

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The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in South Korea is encouraging local governments to submit their plans for reducing rice cultivation areas by the end of February. The ministry has set a goal of reducing 80,000 hectares of farmland and has distributed reduction goals to local governments based on their rice production proportions. The ministry is also promoting institutional improvement to strengthen policy support and encourage participation in the rice cultivation area adjustment system. The system includes five types of plans such as agricultural land conversion, eco-friendly rice cultivation, and autonomous reduction. However, local government officials have raised concerns that the time given for inputting detailed implementation plans into computers is too short.

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Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Supplementary Detailed Implementation Plan Explanation Session for Local Government Officials Presenting Five Types of Farmland Reduction Respondents Say “Too Much Time” for Computer Input Policy by the End of This Month The government is encouraging cities, counties, and districts to input their detailed implementation plans for reducing rice cultivation areas into computers by the end of February, but local government officials say that the time is too short. On the 5th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs held an explanation session for the ‘Rice Cultivation Area Adjustment System’ for local government and related agency officials at the Sejong Government Convention Center and introduced the background of the project, reduction goals, and reduction strategies by type. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs set a goal of reducing 80,000 ha by considering expected demand, market ...

Source: Agrinet