Yoon Seok-yeol: "Double the Budget for Agricultural Direct Payments and Prepare for Climate Warming"

Announcement of 30,000 Young Farmers and Women Agriculturists Development
"We Will Also Address Challenges Faced by Multicultural Immigrant Women"

Yoon Seok-yeol, the People Power Party's presidential candidate Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporters Hyunju Lee and Hyunji Kwon] Yoon Seok-yeol, the presidential candidate of the People Power Party, announced on the 4th that he would expand the agricultural direct payment budget to 5 trillion won and prepare customized agricultural policies to adapt to the changing era, including global warming.

On the same day, Yoon attended the presidential candidate agricultural policy vision presentation hosted by the Korea Agricultural Management Association Central Federation and said, "Even now, policies are needed to strengthen rural competitiveness and improve farmers' income and rights."

He continued, "We must preserve farmland to secure food sovereignty, increase the stockpile of basic foodstuffs such as rice, wheat, and barley, and achieve the target for food self-sufficiency," adding, "The government will also support the difference in fertilizer price increases caused by the surge in international raw material prices." He emphasized, "In preparation for rural aging, we will nurture 30,000 young farmers, provide policy support for women farmers, and address the difficulties faced by multicultural migrant women."

Furthermore, he said, "It is necessary to expand support for sustainable ecological agriculture to directly reduce greenhouse gases," and added, "The president will personally ensure that the agricultural, fishery, and livestock policy budgets are firmly managed for school and military meals."

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