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[Reporter Kang-san Lee of the Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] Former South Jeolla Province Assemblyman Nam-il Son (Democratic Party of Korea, Yeongam 2) asserted in a 5-minute free speech at the plenary session of the South Jeolla Province Assembly on the 9th, “South Jeolla Province should play a role as an active entity so that the declining powdered rice industry can transition to a virtuous cycle of production and consumption.” Assemblyman Nam-il Son said, “In 2022, the government designated powdered rice as a national strategic project to reduce dependence on imported wheat flour and balance rice supply and demand, and announced a plan to produce 200,000 tons per year by 2027 to replace 10% of wheat flour imports,” but added, “However, due to abnormal climate, difficulties in securing seeds, and demand for processing,

[Reporter Jang-hee Lee, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] Gyeonggi Province is establishing and implementing the ‘2025 Organic Rice Seed Production and Supply Plan’ to supply organic seeds to be used for eco-friendly rice farming next year. According to the province on May 12, it signed a contract for the production of 40 tons of two varieties, Chamdrim and Chucheong, with two seed collection complexes (8.8 ha) in Yongmun-myeon and Jipyeong-myeon, Yangpyeong-gun. Approximately 36 tons of the harvested seeds that have been selected through a refining process are planned to be supplied to farmers in the province next year. The province recently conducted ‘climate change response strategy and cultivation management training’ for representatives of seed collection complexes to prepare for the rapidly changing climate. Early rice planting

[Reporter Choi Young-jin, Korea Agricultural and Fishery Newspaper] Farmers in the Paju area are protesting the military unit’s measure to control access to Jeonjin Bridge for safety diagnosis. They are demanding that the safety diagnosis period be changed to July, when the rice planting season ends, claiming that it is a unilateral measure without prior consultation. According to the Paju Farmers’ Association and the Paju City Eco-Friendly Farmers’ Association, the 1st Division of the Army has been prohibiting access to Jeonjin Bridge since the 22nd of last month. As a result, farmers are complaining that they have to go back to the Unification Church or the Libi Church (Bukjin Bridge), causing physical losses such as time and gas costs. About 100 farmers are registered to enter Jeonjin Bridge, which is located near the civilian control area and managed by the 1st Division.