FRAMEWORK ACT ON AGRICULTURE

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe, in light of the fact that agriculture forms the basis of the national economy, the direction of the basic policy of the Government to modernize agricultural management through the amelioration and correction of its natural, economic and social constraints, to ensure increase in the production of food and other agricultural products through the advancement of agricultural productivity, and to enhance the levels of living and culture of agricultural community through the improvement of the production, pricing, and distribution structures of agricultural products, the increase in income of agricultural households and the realization of a parity of their income with those engaged in other industries.

Article 2(Government Policy) #

(1) The Government shall comprehensively establish and implement all policies necessary for increasing agricultural productivity, inducing growth in income of agricultural households, and improving the structure of agriculture.

(2) Regarding the policies under the preceding paragraph, the uniqueness of each local community shall be taken into consideration.

Article 3(Cooperation of Local Government) #

Local Governments shall take administrative and financial measures necessary for the implementation of various projects prescribed in this Act.

Article 4(Submission of Document Relating to Agricultural Policy) #

The Government shall submit each year to the National Assembly, together with a budget bill, an agricultural trend report and a document specifying policy on the agricultural production, management, prices, income, and the living standards of farmers, etc., through the deliberation of the Agricultural Policy Council(hereinafter referred to as "Council").

Article 5(Annual Report on Agricultural Trend) #

The Government shall submit each year a report on the policy under the preceding Article through the deliberation of the Council.

Article 6(Agricultural Observation) #

(1)The Government shall make an observation on the production of and demand for major agricultural products and shall publish it through the deliberation of the Council.

(2) The Government shall, in establishing and implementing plans and polices on agricultural production, distribution of agricultural products and prices thereof, take into consideration the results of agricultural observation under the preceding paragraph.

Article 7(Financial and Monetary Measures) #

The Government shall take financial and monetary measures necessary for fulfilling the objectives of this Act, and shall establish the Agricultural Modernization Fund, etc. for the rationalization of agricultural production, distribution, processing and disposal, etc. and earmark the Fund in the budget every year in order to ensure its efficient operation.

Article 8(Reduction and/or Exemption of Taxes) #

The Government shall take legislative measures necessary for granting tax reductions and/or exemptions to the processing and exportation of agricultural products, agricultural accidents, the exchange, subdivision or combination of farmland and the readjustment of arable land, agricultural mechanization and the importation of original seeds, and facilities for the welfare and cultural enhancement of agricultural community.

Article 9(Measures on Agricultural Production) #

In order to improve agricultural productivity and increase gross agricultural production, the Government shall work out and implement necessary policy measures, such as the expansion and rearrangement of agricultural production infrastructure, the upgrading of agricultural capital equipment, and the enhancement of agricultural technology, etc..

Article 10(Measures on Agricultural Accidents) #

The Government shall work out and implement rational policy measures to ensure the stability of agricultural management, such as financial insurance or compensation systems for agricultural accidents.

Article 11(Supply of Agricultural Materials) #

In order to increase agricultural productivity, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures to ensure the production and improvement of agricultural materials such as fertilizers, pesticides, and agricultural implements, and the cheap supply thereof.

Article 12(Expansion of Technology and Guidance Projects) #

The Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the training of agricultural guidance officers, experimental research projects, and farmer education and technology distribution.

Article 13(Stability and Adequacy of Prices for Agricultural Products) #

(1) In order to increase the income of agricultural households, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for ensuring the stabilization of adequate prices for major agricultural products.

(2) Regarding the policy measures for the stabilization of reasonable prices under the preceding paragraph, production conditions, supply and demand conditions, prices and other economic conditions shall be taken into account, and the deliberation of the Council shall be required.

Article 14(Improvement of Distribution of Agricultural Products) #

(1) For the rationalization of the distribution of agricultural products, the Government shall take necessary measures, such as the improvement of the buying and selling business of agricultural cooperatives and agricultural organizations, etc., and the rearrangement of distribution structures, and the improvement of trade conditions, etc.

(2) The Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the improvement and expansion of facilities for the processing of agricultural products and the improvement of technology, and the supply of funds, etc.

Article 15(Import Control and Export Promotion) #

(1) The Government shall, if necessary for the protection and promotion of domestic agricultural products substituting for imported agricultural products, take necessary measures such as tariff rates control and import restrictions.

(2) In order to promote the export of agricultural products, the Government shall take necessary measures, such as the establishment of trade order, market research and the strengthening of public relations.

Article 16(Improvement of the Structure of Food Consumption) #

The Government shall take measures necessary to improve the structure of food consumption and to enhance the nutrition levels of citizens.

Article 17(Fosterage of Self-supporting Family Farming) #

The Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary to foster the self-supporting family farming to ensure the realization of the improvement of management efficiency, of adequate remuneration for labor in family management, and of a parity of their income with those engaged in other industries.

Article 18(Promotion of Corporate Farming and Cooperative Farming) #

(1) The Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the promotion of corporate farming to ensure the increased production of agricultural products for export and for industrial use as raw materials.

(2) In order to improve agricultural productivity, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for engendering cooperation-oriented agricultural management by promoting the organization of entities for agricultural production.

Article 19(Prevention of Fractionation of Agricultural Management) #

In order to ensure the maintenance of the adequate scale of agricultural management, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the prevention of the fractionation of farmland.

Article 20(Increase of Employment Opportunity) #

In order to ensure the availability of employment opportunities for farmers, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures such as the promotion of industrial enterprise in agricultural community, the promotion of avocations in agricultural households, etc., and the job training of farmers for moving out into other industries, etc..

Article 21(Expansion and Rearrangement of Production Infrastructure) #

(1) In order to develop and expand the agricultural production infrastructure, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the expansion of the right to food, such as clearing, reclamation, water resources development and pasture development, etc. and for the prevention of abandoned or idle farmland.

(2) For the rationalization of agricultural management, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the furtherance of the use of land designated for agricultural use, such as exchange, subdivision or combination of farmland, and the readjustment of arable land, etc., and for the formation of main production areas for the geographical optimization of crop production.

Article 22(Measures for Livestock Farming) #

In order to increase income for agricultural households and improve the diets of citizens, the Government shall work out and implement necessary policy measures, such as the promotion of the livestock farming, the improvement of distribution structures, the expansion and reinforcement of processing facilities and livestock cooperative organizations, etc.

Article 23(Measures for Mountainous Districts) #

For the rationalization of forestry management and the improvement of the economic use thereof, the Government shall take necessary measures, such as the development of mountainous districts, the improvement of the mountainous district system, and the formation of forestry cooperative organizations.

Article 24(Improvement of Rural Welfare) #

In order to improve the levels of the welfare and culture of agricultural community, the Government shall work out and implement policy measures, such as the improvement of living conditions of farmers, the improvement and expansion of public health and hygiene, and of transportation, telecommunications, telephone and other cultural facilities, and social security, etc.

Article 25(Improvement of Rural Culture) #

In order to develop the cooperative spirits of local community and ensure the improvement of farmers' knowledge, the Government shall take measures necessary for the preservation of agricultural community's folk culture and the cultural assets thereof.

Article 26(Rearrangement and Reinforcement of Agricultural Administrative Organizations) #

The State and local governments shall rearrange and strengthen the agricultural administrative organizations to ensure the efficient execution of agricultural policy measures.

Article 27(Improvement of Agricultural Organizations) #

In order to develop agriculture and improve the economic and social status of farmers, the State and local Governments shall work out and implement policy measures necessary for the democratic organization of agricultural organizations, such as agricultural cooperatives, and the independent operation thereof.

Article 28(Establishment) #

The Government shall establish the Agricultural Policy Council under the President as an advisory organ for the deliberation of matters concerning important policy measures under this Act.

Article 29(Organization) #

(1) The Council shall be constituted of not more than fifteen members.

(2) Matters concerning the organization and operation of Council shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

Article 30(Budgetary Measure) #

The Government shall earmark the expenses necessary for the operation of the Council in the budget every year.