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 procedures under the ongoing comprehensive farmland investigation.

During a briefing at the Government Complex Sejong, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Song Miran stated, "We will pursue the enactment of a special act so that general cases that are not speculative 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 during 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 rented out customarily by elderly farmers; farmland with complex ownership relations such as those of clans, temples, or unregistered inheritances; landlocked or difficult-to-farm land; and unapproved facilities such as agricultural warehouses.

Minister Song stated, "Regardless of whether they are entrusted to the Farmland Bank, disposal procedures will not be carried out for such general matters, and we will allow farmers to choose to lease or sell them to the Farmland Bank if they wish."

She further emphasized, "Unless it is a clear speculative act, our basic direction is not to force the disposal of farmland or impose compliance levies because of the results of this investigation."

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

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