Lee Suggests “Let’s Install Solar Panels on Fallow Fields,” but Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Expresses “Concerns About Perfunctory Farming Aimed Solely at Solar power.”
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On the 6th, President Lee Jae-myung stated, “It seems that converting farmland for solar power projects yields quite high profits. One can earn several times the income of conventional farming,” suggesting the need to actively consider utilizing idle farmland for solar power generation. During the Cabinet meeting presided over at Che 청wadae on that day, President Lee made these remarks.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Im Hyeong-seop = On the 6th, President Lee Jae-myung said, "South Korea must eventually become an electric nation, and renewable energy is the key. Among them, solar power..."
It was confirmed on the 6th that the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the government agency responsible for farmland, stated regarding the government project to expand the installation of solar power facilities on agricultural land, "there is a concern that cases of perfunctory farming may occur solely for the purpose of solar power generation projects." Previously, President Lee Jae-myung had remarked, "Installing solar faciliti…
[Digital Daily Reporter Kang Ki-hoon] President Lee Jae-myung has instructed that measures be reviewed to establish a licensing and financial support system to enable the utilization of underutilized farmland for solar power generation. The intent is to determine actual cultivation status through a comprehensive survey of farmland, while simultaneously utilizing land that is difficult to use for farming for renewable energy production and as a …
On the 6th, President Lee Jae-myung ordered measures to expand solar power generation using fallow land and idle farmland as a new source of income to prevent the extinction of rural communities.
President Lee Jae-myung has brought up the idea of utilizing fallow farmland for solar power generation again, just a week later. Following his proposal at a Cabinet meeting on September 29 to "install solar facilities on fallow fields and engage in 'solar farming'," he went on to mention more concrete measures—including profit structures, financing, and licensing support—during a briefing on the comprehensive farmland survey on October 6. ◆ "…
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