Government and Party to Conduct Full Survey of Farmland to Correct Speculation, Guide Practices, and Improve Systems
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The government has announced supplementary measures during the comprehensive survey of farmland to defer the mandatory disposal period for several years for fallow land owned by the elderly and inherited farmland. This move comes as anxiety spreads that even customary leases and fallow land in rural areas could be charged with violating the Farmland Act, forcing landowners to sell their land at bargain prices, prompting the enactment of the law.
To alleviate farmers' anxiety caused by the comprehensive survey of farmland, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has decided to suspend compulsory disposal for customary leases and fallow farmland that are not intended for speculation. In addition, it is promoting the legalization and normalization of farmland use by allowing retroactive ratification of minor illegal conversions for the first time in 38 years, and by supporting …
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporters Kim Jeong-jin and Jeong Yeon-sol = Regarding the comprehensive survey of farmland, the Democratic Party of Korea and the government plan to strictly punish blatant speculative acts, while providing guidance for customary violations...
The government and the ruling party have decided to encourage normalization and legalization in cases of minor violations of the Farmland Act, such as non-speculative verbal leases and fallow land for elderly farmers, by granting a certain period for voluntary rectification.
Following President Lee Jae-myung's direct mention of the controversy surrounding the comprehensive farmland survey during a press conference on the 18th, the government and ruling party held a related consultation on the morning of the 21st, immediately after the weekend. This schedule demonstrates that the government and ruling party are reacting highly sensitively to public opinion amidst ongoing protests from farmers and political infighting…
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