Article 1(Purpose) #
The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe the matters mandated by the Act on Fostering and Supporting Smart Farming and those necessary for the enforcement thereof.
Article 2(Formulation of master plan and action plan for fostering smart farming) #
(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall formulate a master plan for fostering smart farming (hereinafter referred to as "master plan") under Article 4(1) of the Act on Fostering and Supporting Smart Farming (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") by no later than June 30 of the year preceding the year in which the 5-year cycle begins.
(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall formulate an action plan for fostering smart farming under Article 4(3) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "action plan") by November 30 of the year preceding the year in which such plan is implemented.
(3) An action plan shall include the following:
1. Evaluation of the performance of the action plan for the previous year;
2. Project directions and goals;
3. Main project details and implementation plans;
4. Other matters deemed necessary by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for the implementation of a master plan.
(4) Where necessary for the formulation and implementation of a master plan and an action plan, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may request cooperation from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Do Governor, or the Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor").
(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), details necessary for formulating and implementing a master plan and an action plan shall be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Article 3(Formulation of plans for fostering City/Do smart farming) #
(1) In order for Mayors/Do Governors to formulate and implement a plan for fostering smart farming in the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, the Special Self-Governing City, a Do, or the Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do") under Article 5(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do plan"), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall determine guidelines for formulating a City/Do plan for the following year and notify the Mayors/Do Governors thereof by December 31 of the year preceding the year in which the City/Do plan is implemented.
(2) A Mayor/Do Governor shall formulate a City/Do plan by January 31 each year.
(3) A Mayor/Do Governor shall submit the results of implementation of the City/Do plan to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs by March 31 of the year following the year in which the City/Do plan is implemented.
(4) Where necessary to ensure that a City/Do plan is in line with a master plan and an action plan, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may request the Mayor/Do Governor to modify or supplement the City/Do plan.
(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), matters necessary for formulating and implementing a City/Do plan shall be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Article 4(Business affairs of smart farming support center) #
(1) A smart farming support center established under Article 6(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "smart farming support center") shall perform the following business affairs necessary for fostering and supporting smart farming:
1. Training and education of human resources for smart farming and public relations therefor;
2. Research, development, and dissemination of technologies related to smart farming;
3. Fostering and supporting smart farming-related equipment, materials, and service industries, such as farming drones and robots;
4. Support for the collection, analysis, and utilization of smart farming data;
5. Support for the revitalization of vertical farms and plant factories [referring to multi-stage crop cultivation facilities in the form of buildings or containers in which artificial light sources, growth environment control systems, etc. are installed, regardless of the name of vertical farms, plant factories, etc.];
6. Other matters deemed necessary by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for fostering smart farming.
(2) In order to efficiently foster and support smart farming, a smart agriculture support center may preferentially support business entities engaging in smart farming or any business related thereto, which meet the standards determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in terms of sales and technical levels, etc.
Article 5(Standards and procedures for designating smart farming support center) #
(1) A public institution (referring to a public institution defined in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions) that intends to be designated as a smart farming support center under Article 6(1) of the Act; hereinafter, the same shall apply) shall meet all of the following requirements:
1. It shall have a separate organization dedicated to the business affairs under Article 4(1);
a. Consisting of at least 3 employees (including at least one full-time employee);
b. Including at least one person who has at least 7 years' work experience in a smart farming-related field determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;
2. It shall have an office and a conference room to perform the business affairs under Article 4(1).
(2) A public institution intending to be designated as a smart farming support center pursuant to Article 6(1) shall file with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs an application for designation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, accompanied by the following documents:
1. A business plan;
2. A copy of a document on the articles of association or the regulations on the operation of an organization;
3. An organization chart that specifies the business process;
4. The status of human resources and facilities necessary for fostering and supporting smart farming;
5. Results of surveys and research on fostering and supporting smart farming for the last 2 years (if any);
6. Other documents determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as necessary for designating a smart farming support center.
(3) Upon receipt of an application for designation of a smart farming support center pursuant to paragraph (2), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall verify a corporation registration certificate (limited to corporations) or a business registration certificate (referring to a business registration certificate with a resident registration number omitted; hereafter in this paragraph the same shall apply) through administrative data matching under Article 36(1) of the Electronic Government Act; provided, if the applicant does not agree to such verification of a business registration certificate, he or she shall submit a copy thereof.
Article 6(Details and methods of fact-finding survey) #
(1) A fact-finding survey under Article 7(1) of the Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "fact-finding survey") shall include the following: <Amended on Jan. 20, 2026.>
1. Status of smart farming by type;
2. Status of smart farming-related equipment and service industries;
3. Changes in output, labor, and income following the introduction of smart farming;
4. Status of training and education of human resources specialized in smart farming;
5. Current status of exports related to smart farming;
6. Other matters recognized by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as requiring surveys to ascertain the actual status of smart farming.
(2) A fact-finding survey may be conducted by means of on-site survey, literature search, or by telephone, e-mail, etc.
Article 7(National technical qualifications related to smart farming) #
"National technical qualifications related to smart farming prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 9(1)2a of the Act means any of the following national technical qualifications under the National Technical Qualifications Act:
1. A facility horticultural engineer;
2. A professional livestock engineer.
Article 7-2(Entities eligible for priority support for smart farming research costs) #
"Schools, agencies, organizations, or enterprises prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 11(4) of the Act means the following schools, agencies, organizations, or enterprises:
1. Smart farming support centers under Article 6(1) of the Act;
2. Training institutions for smart farming professionals under Article 8(1) of the Act;
3. Enterprises selected as having excellent technological capabilities and distribution records related to smart farming under Article 8(2);
4. Industry-academic cooperation groups under Article 25 of the Industrial Education Enhancement and Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Promotion Act;
5. Non-profit corporations related to smart farming under Article 32 of the Civil Act established jointly by enterprises (including organizations composed of enterprises), research institutes, universities, etc. (excluding school corporations under Article 2 of the Private School Act);
6. Other schools, agencies, organizations, or enterprises recognized by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as requiring priority support for costs such as smart farming-related research.
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Article 8(Implementation of standardization project) #
(1) The details of standardization projects under Article 12(1) of the Act shall be as follows:
1. Identifying elements of the standards for smart farming-related equipment, smart farming data, etc. (hereafter in this Article referred to as "smart farming standards");
2. Establishing and revising smart farming standards;
3. Support for product improvement and technology demonstration for the application of smart farming standards;
4. Public relations and education on smart farming standards;
5. Support for the dissemination of products and services subject to smart farming standards;
6. Other projects deemed necessary by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for the dissemination of smart farming standards.
(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may select companies with excellent smart farming-related technology and outstanding performance in the dissemination thereof and give them a priority in smart farming-related standardization.
Article 9(Establishment and operation of smart farming data platform) #
(1) Smart farming data that the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may collect from the smart farming data platform under Article 13(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "data platform") and utilize shall be as follows:
1. Growth environment data;
2. Growth status data;
3. Growth environment control data;
4. Other smart farming data produced or utilized in the course of managing smart farming, which are deemed by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as necessary to be collected and utilized through the data platform.
(2) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs intends to collect, utilize, or disclose data referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), he or she shall obtain prior consent from the owner of the information related to the relevant data.
(3) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may establish and operate a cooperation system with central administrative agencies, local governments, public institutions, or relevant institutions, corporations, or organizations that operate a smart farming-related information system in order to facilitate connected operation under Article 13(2) of the Act.
Article 10(Designation of hub complex for supporting smart farming and revocation of designation) #
(1) Where necessary to designate a hub complex for supporting smart farming under Article 14(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "hub complex"), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may request the Mayor/Do Governor who has applied for the designation of a hub complex to supplement the hub complex fostering plan referred to in paragraph (4) of that Article or to submit additional relevant data.
(2) "Reason prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 14(9)3 of the Act means any of the following cases:
1. Where a hub complex is unable, or expected to be unable, to achieve the purpose of the designation thereof;
2. Where a Mayor/Do Governor requests that the designation of a hub complex located within his or her jurisdiction be revoked, presenting the need for such revocation.
(3) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs revokes the designation of a hub complex pursuant to Article 14(9) of the Act, he or she shall give public notice of such fact in the Official Gazette and notify the relevant Mayor/Do Governor thereof.
(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3), matters necessary for the procedures, methods, etc. for designating a hub complex shall be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Article 10-2(Evaluation of technology levels for smart farming facilities within hub complexes) #
(1) The evaluation of technology levels related to smart farming (hereinafter referred to as "evaluation of technology levels") conducted under Article 14(8) of the Act for hub complexes for supporting smart farming (hereinafter referred to as "hub complexes") under Article 14(1) of the Act shall include the following matters:
1. The level of technology for the collection and analysis of smart farming data;
2. The level of technology of growth environment control systems;
3. The level of energy efficiency technologies;
4. Other matters recognized by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as necessary for the technology level evaluation.
(2) The evaluation of technology levels shall be conducted by means of document review or field inspection.
(3) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may establish and operate an evaluation committee to efficiently conduct the evaluation of technology levels.
(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may recommend improvements to the Mayor/Do Governor having jurisdiction over the hub complex, if necessary, in consideration of the results of the evaluation of technology levels.
(5) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), matters necessary for the detailed standards and procedures for the evaluation of technology levels, and the composition and operation of the evaluation committee, shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Article 10-3(Support for smart farming facilities within hub complexes) #
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may support the following projects for smart farming facilities within the hub complex under Article 14(8) of the Act:
1. Education projects, such as practical training related to smart farming;
2. Technology demonstration projects related to smart farming.
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Article 11(Designation of smart farming fostering district and revocation of designation) #
(1) Where necessary to designate a smart farming fostering district under Article 15(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "fostering district"), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may request the Mayor/Do Governor who has applied for the designation of a fostering district to supplement the fostering district construction plan referred to in paragraph (3) of that Article or to submit additional relevant data.
(2) "Reason prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 15(8)3 of the Act means any of the following cases:
1. Where a fostering district is unable, or expected to be unable, to achieve the purpose of the designation thereof;
2. Where a Mayor/Do Governor requests that the designation of a fostering district located within his or her jurisdiction be revoked, presenting the need for such revocation.
(3) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs revokes the designation of a fostering district pursuant to Article 15(8) of the Act, he or she shall give public notice of such fact in the Official Gazette and notify the relevant Mayor/Do Governor thereof.
(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3), matters necessary for the procedures, methods, etc. for designating a fostering district shall be determined by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Article 12(Designation of district construction project implementer) #
(1) A person who intends to be designated as an implementer of a project to construct a fostering district (hereinafter referred to as "district construction project") pursuant to the proviso of Article 16(1) of the Act shall submit an application for designation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, accompanied by a project plan stating the purpose, details, necessity, and budgetary arrangements of the project, to the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply).
(2) "Institutions prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 16(1)5 of the Act means local government-invested or -funded institutions that conduct projects under Article 4(1)2 of the Act on the Operation of Local Government-Invested or -Funded Institutions.
(3) Upon receipt of an application for designation filed under paragraph (1), the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall determine whether to grant designation, taking into consideration the appropriateness and feasibility of the project plan.
(4) Where necessary for the designation of a person falling under any subparagraph of Article 16(1) of the Act as a district development project implementer under the proviso of the part other than the subparagraphs of that paragraph, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the applicant to additionally submit data necessary for the designation or hear from the applicant or relevant experts.
(5) Upon designation of a district development project implementer under the proviso of the part other than the subparagraphs of Article 16(1) of the Act, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall issue the applicant a certificate of designation prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and publicly announce such fact on the website of the relevant local government.
(6) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (5), matters necessary for the designation of a district development project implementer shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Article 13(Approval of action plan for district construction project) #
(1) Where the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, or a person designated as a district development project implementer under the proviso of the part other than the subparagraphs of Article 16(1) of the Act intends to obtain approval of an action plan for a district development project (hereinafter referred to as "action plan") or approval for any modification under Article 17(1) of the Act, he or she shall submit to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs an action plan including the matters referred to in the subparagraphs of paragraph (2) of that Article, accompanied by the following documents and drawings:
1. A location map;
2. A site map based on the cadastral map (referring to a map that records the land use);
3. A projected ground plan and construction drawings;
4. Other documents deemed necessary by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for approving an action plan or any modification thereto.
(2) "Modification of important matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 17(1) of the Act means the following cases:
1. At least 10/100 change in the total project area;
2. At least 10/100 change in the total project costs (excluding the amount that varies depending on price fluctuations);
3. At least 6-month change in the project implementation period.
(3) Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall notify the person who has filed an application under paragraph (1), in writing, of whether to approve an action plan or any modification thereto within 3 months from the receipt of an application therefor, unless there is a compelling reason not to do so.
Article 13-2(Fostering of smart farming-related enterprises) #
"Projects prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 4 of Article 19(2) of the Act means the following projects:
1. Support for enhancing the management capabilities of smart farming-related enterprises;
2. Support for cooperation among smart farming-related enterprises, such as joint technology development;
3. Support for the utilization and diffusion of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence technology, by smart farming-related enterprises;
4. Other projects recognized by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as necessary to foster smart farming-related enterprises.
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Article 14(Entrustment of business affairs) #
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may entrust the following business affairs to a smart farming support center or related agencies, corporations, or organizations under Article 24(2) of the Act. <Amended on Jan. 20, 2026>
1. Conducting fact-finding surveys on smart farming under Article 7 of the Act;
2. Providing support necessary to operate a smart farming professional training institution under Article 8(3) of the Act;
3. Administering the smart farming manager qualification exam under Article 9(1)1 of the Act;
4. Issuing certificates of qualification as smart farming managers (referring to certificates issued in the name the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) under Article 9(2) of the Act;
5. Supporting demonstration of smart farming-related technologies and relevant equipment testing under with Article 11(2) of the Act;
6. Providing support for post-management, such as education on how to use smart farming-related equipment, etc. under Article 11(3) of the Act;
7. Promoting standardization projects related to smart farming under Article 12 of the Act;
8. Building and operating the data platform under Article 13 of the Act;
9. Providing support necessary for the evaluation of technology levels and the development of a hub complex under Article 14(8) of the Act;
10. Providing support necessary for the development of a fostering district under Article 15(7) of the Act;
10-2. Projects for the fostering of smart farming-related industries and the payment of contributions and subsidies for the costs of such projects under Article 19 of the Act;
11. Promoting international cooperation in smart farming and supporting exportation of smart farming under Article 20 of the Act;
12. Conducting fact-finding surveys and requesting data for building the data platform under the former part of Article 21(1) of the Act.
(2) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs entrusts business affairs pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall give public notice of the entrusted institution and the details of the entrusted affairs.
Article 15(Processing of personally identifiable information) #
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (where the relevant business affairs are entrusted, including the person entrusted therewith) may process data containing resident registration numbers or alien registration numbers under subparagraph 1 or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, if necessary for performing the following:
1. Affairs related to the smart farming manager qualification exam under Article 9(1)1 of the Act;
2. Affairs related to the revocation or suspension of qualifications of a smart farming manager under Article 10(1) of the Act;
3. Affairs related to the collection and utilization of smart farming data under Article 13(1) of the Act.