Chungnam, Agricultural Corporations and Foreign-Owned Farmland 'Usage Status Survey'

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province is launching a survey on the utilization status of farmland owned by agricultural corporations and foreigners within the province.

On the 27th, the province announced that it will conduct a survey targeting 180,000 parcels (30,000 hectares) within the province by the end of this year. The survey is conducted to check for violations of the Farmland Act.

The survey targets include farmland owned by agricultural corporations, farmland within land transaction permission zones, farmland owned by foreigners and overseas Koreans with foreign nationality, farmland acquired within the last five years with a farmland acquisition qualification certificate, farmland owned by residents within the last five years, and farmland acquired as shared ownership within the last five years.

The main survey contents include whether the owner is engaged in agricultural management, unauthorized fallow land, illegal leasing, and the province will also check for illegal use of farmland facilities such as farm sheds, livestock barns, and insect breeding houses.

If violations of the Farmland Act such as illegal ownership, illegal leasing, or unauthorized fallow land are detected during the survey, the province plans to take administrative actions such as issuing farmland disposal orders after a hearing process and simultaneously filing charges.

Last year’s farmland utilization survey detected 1,415 violation cases. The province is currently issuing farmland disposal orders to these individuals and proceeding with administrative measures such as imposing fines for non-compliance.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.