Government Excludes Inherited, Elderly-Owned, and Leased Farmland from Comprehensive Investigation Disposal Targets

The government has decided to exclude five types of farmland, including inherited farmland and land owned by elderly farmers, from disposal under the ongoing comprehensive farmland investigation.

Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Mi-ryung announced during a briefing at the Sejong Government Complex today (October 8), "We will pursue the enactment of a special act so that general cases that do not involve speculation will not proceed with disposal procedures under the Farmland Act based on the results of this investigation."

Minister Song explained, "This means that even if aspects inconsistent with current Farmland Act regulations are identified in the investigation, we will block them from leading to disposal procedures through a special act that takes precedence over the Farmland Act."

The types to be excluded from disposal slated for inclusion in the special act are inherited farmland; farmland subject to traditional leasing by elderly farmers; farmland with complex ownership structures such as those owned by clans, temples, or unregistered inheritances; landlocked farmland and land difficult to farm; and unauthorized facilities such as agricultural warehouses.

Minister Song stated, "Regardless of whether they are entrusted to the Farmland Bank, these general cases will not undergo disposal procedures, and we will allow farmers to choose to lease or sell them to the Farmland Bank if they wish."

She further emphasized, "Our basic direction is to ensure that unless it is a clear speculative act, people will not be forced to dispose of their farmland or bear performance compulsion fines due to the results of this investigation."

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Democratic Party of Korea plan to propose the special act this month and pursue its enactment so that parliamentary procedures can be completed by December.

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