The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is working on measures to improve the self-sufficiency ratio for food...aiming to readjust the target by the end of this year.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 20th that it will reset the target of raising the domestic food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027 within the year. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs had set a goal in December 2022, during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, to raise the food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027. The government explained that it will review the entire system of food production, supply, and consumption in the country through a meeting held on this day and reset the food self-sufficiency ratio target by the end of this year. [Artificial Intelligence Generated Image] (Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Kuk-ki = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 20th that it will reset the target of raising the food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027 within the year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs held a meeting of the Food Security Task Force (TF) push group for this purpose at the Government Sejong Building. The push group is composed of five teams (general affairs team, food team, horticulture team, livestock team, and farmland team), and various civilian experts from academia, organizations, and associations also participate. South Korea's food self-sufficiency ratio decreased from 49.3% in 2020 to 44.1% in 2021, then rebounded to 49.4% in 2022. However, it fell again for two consecutive years to 49.3% in 2023 and 47.9% in 2024. Recently, the importance of global supply chains and food security has increased due to geopolitical issues such as the Middle East war and international political instability, which has also raised interest in the food self-sufficiency ratio. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs had set a goal in December 2022, during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, to raise the food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027. The government explained that it will review the entire system of food production, supply, and consumption in the country through a meeting held on this day and reset the food self-sufficiency ratio target by the end of this year. It also plans to establish measures to increase the self-sufficiency ratio by field. Currently, the Rural Economic Research Institute is also conducting related policy research services. An official from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said, "Resetting the food self-sufficiency ratio target is a difficult task that requires systematic analysis of various items" and added, "It is an important task that requires the collection of diverse opinions from various sectors, and it urgently needs a lot of attention and participation."

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 20th that it will reset the goal of raising the domestic food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027 within the year. Earlier, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs had set a goal in December 2022, during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, to raise the food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027. The government explained that it will review the entire food production, supply, and consumption system in the country through a meeting on this day and reset the food self-sufficiency ratio goal by the end of this year. [Artificial Intelligence Generated Image] (Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Hong Kuk-ki = The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 20th that it will reset the goal of raising the domestic food self-sufficiency ratio to 55.5% by 2027 within the year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs held a meeting of the Food Security Task Force (TF) Implementation ...