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In 2019, hope and possibility coexist in our agricultural rural areas in difficult conditions. The rural areas are aging, but young farmers are becoming hope. Young farmers are energizing our agriculture and protecting the rural areas with new attempts and innovative management such as smart agriculture. Specialized industries using various local resources are revitalizing, creating jobs in rural areas, and farmers are expanding non-agricultural income activities such as processing and service industries.On the other hand, our people hope that agricultural rural areas will increase various public values such as the safety of diet, sustainability of environment and ecology, and maintenance of rural communities in addition to the function of supplying agricultural products.

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From July this year, a wider breeding density standard will be applied to new farms. We will support facility improvement funds so that livestock farmers can switch to strengthened permit standards early. We will introduce a breeding environment labeling system so that consumers can know and choose efforts to improve the breeding environment of farmers. For farmers who are striving to legalize unauthorized livestock, we will come up with relief measures after consultation with related ministries. There may be many difficulties, but please make active efforts to legalize them. We will prepare for mandatory certification of livestock safety management in large-scale laying farms and breeding farms. In preparation for the strengthening of the pesticide residual tolerance standard to be implemented from 2019

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Meanwhile, the government conducted an emergency public sale of government grains in response to the rapid rise of the harvest season, reducing the burden on urban poor. In response to the unprecedented heat wave, emergency supply and demand control of major vegetables such as radishes and cabbage has stabilized prices, while greatly increasing support for farmers affected by the disaster. In cooperation with farmers, we improved the environment of farms and implemented close quarantine measures, and the number of AI outbreaks last winter decreased by 94% compared to the previous year. Korean farmers have also contributed to international food security by providing more than 60,000 tons of Korean rice to African refugees and ASEAN flood victims. My fellow farmers and people!

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It also establishes a supply and demand stabilization system for horticultural agricultural products. We will strengthen the governance system between the government and producers' organizations for each item, like the Central Mainland Council, to adjust the supply and demand from the pre-production stage, such as adjusting the cultivation area. We will prepare a manual for controlling supply and demand throughout the entire production process from sowing to shipping, and increase the reliability of agricultural observation by utilizing advanced devices such as big data and drones. We will prepare for a complete reorganization of the direct payment system in the direction of increasing the unit price of field agriculture, unfavorable conditions, and eco-friendly direct payments, and enhancing the public function of agriculture and rural areas.

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Horse industry officials who are striving to foster the horse industry all over the country! We wish you and your family a blessed year for the horse industry to grow more prosperous on the occasion of the Year of the Golden Pig. Happy New Year! Our respected farmers! The officials and officials of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs! And the people who take care of our agriculture and rural areas! 2019, the new year has come. This year is called the Year of the Golden Pig, which symbolizes abundance and good luck. We wish you and your family full of hope and happiness for the new year.Last year, it was a series of moments that I could not relax for a moment, ranging from the abnormal low temperature in spring to the unprecedented heat wave and drought. I would like to express my gratitude to farmers for their hard work in producing food that will enrich the people's table despite difficulties.

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The agricultural administration of the Moon Jae In government is a people-centered agricultural administration that values the income and quality of life of farmers, and the health and safety of the people. It is an innovative agricultural administration that pursues job creation and growth through creative destruction of existing practices. It is a sustainable agricultural administration that strengthens the sustainability of the agri-food industry and the environment, and the public value of agriculture and rural communities. It is a field-oriented reform and agricultural administration that listens to the voices of the field from the perspective of farmers and the people. Starting this year, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will begin in earnest reforming the agriculture industry

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We have resolved the conflict over the agricultural industry. The issue of refunding preferential rice payments made in 2016 could be resolved smoothly by constantly talking with farmers' organizations. The issue of over-the-counter sales centers in Yongsan and Daejeon, which had been in sharp conflict with the local community for a long time, was also decided to relocate through social compromise. There was also a crisis situation. When red fire ants were found, emergency quarantine measures were taken to resolve the situation early. When an insecticide egg incident occurred, all farms were banned from being shipped immediately after detection, and all nonconforming eggs were discarded by conducting a full inspection. Along with this, we pushed for system improvement to prevent recurrence.

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First of all, we considered stabilizing rice prices as the first step in restoring trust in the agricultural government, and through close communication with farmers' organizations and relevant ministries, we decided on measures to isolate 720,000 tons of rice from the market, the largest volume in history. Thanks to this, rice prices, which remained at the level of 20 years ago, exceeded 150,000 won right after the announcement of the measures, and are continuously on the rise so far. The purchase price of public reserve rice and market quarantine grains from 2017 has also increased by 19% year-on-year, and the purchase price of 52,570 won per 40 kg bag of rice has been completed by the end of the last year. In addition, we have completed the domestic procedures for joining the Food Aid Agreement

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To improve the quality of animal drugs, we will provide customer-satisfying administrative services by handling civil complaints fairly and quickly, and strengthen the competitiveness of animal pharmacists' work by enhancing differential quality control through selection and concentration. In addition, to promote the distribution of high-quality and ethical livestock products, we will expand the certification of welfare farms to implement an animal welfare certification system that consumers trust and animals are happy, and review the establishment of a special judicial police to strengthen animal protection functions and revitalize the animal registration system, while strengthening cooperation with related organizations such as local governments to implement One Welfare together with the welfare of animals and people.

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For high-risk reproductive plants, we will come up with measures to allow imports after lowering the risk of pests in the other country, and we will reevaluate the risk of imported plants by inflow route and item, and we will promote efficient quarantine by strengthening management of items with high risk of pests. In addition, in order to strengthen the safety management of livestock products in the production stage, we will expand the verification of livestock safety management certification standards for farms, slaughterhouses, and milk farms to ensure their internal stability, and further strengthen the management of distribution history for pork in addition to imported beef.In connection with the pesticide egg scandal, which has become a social issue, we will strengthen the management and supervision authority of the Korea Food Safety and Management Certification Institute and emergency inspections of HACCP-certified farms by revising related laws to improve the overall business process

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We will make all-out efforts to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which is currently occurring intermittently in duck farms, from spreading and to end it early. We will make preemptive and effective quarantine management possible through scientific epidemiological analysis based on information and communication technology such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and big data. To prevent the recurrence of foot-and-mouth disease, we will maintain the positive rate of non-farm antibodies at more than 70% and strive to achieve the goal of cleanliness of foot-and-mouth disease by establishing a site-oriented regular quarantine system. In addition, we will strengthen the foundation for plant quarantine, such as mandatory detection of pests and rapid control of high-risk foreign diseases such as foreign red fire ants,

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If crisis and pain give us another opportunity, it would be right to boldly put it on the operating table and cut out the rotting part to improve our constitution. However, it would be dangerous to try to improve too many parts at once. Horse industry officials have played an important role in the development of the domestic livestock industry. If we continue to think about and discuss the horse industry, I believe there will be a better direction to reduce pain. If a sound horse industry is established again, the crisis will be a turning point. In 2019, we wish all of the people a bright, pleasant and happy society as the first year of the new beginning.

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If crisis and pain give us another opportunity, it would be right to boldly put it on the operating table and cut out the rotting part to improve our constitution. However, it would be dangerous to try to improve too many parts at once. Horse industry officials have played an important role in the development of the domestic livestock industry. If we continue to think about and discuss the horse industry, I believe there will be a better direction to reduce pain. If a sound horse industry is established again, the crisis will be a turning point. In 2019, we wish all of the people a bright, pleasant and happy society as the first year of the new beginning.

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The role and duties of the quarantine headquarters are becoming increasingly heavy due to the global spread of national disaster-type livestock infectious diseases and high-risk plant diseases, the continued emergence of new and mutant animal diseases, the increasing demand for on-site problem-solving research, and the increasing public expectations for agricultural and livestock safety. The Agriculture and Livestock Quarantine Headquarters is a national standard quarantine and quarantine agency, and all employees will become one body this year and play their role as watchmen to defend against livestock diseases and plant pests.To this end, the quarantine headquarters intends to focus on setting up four core tasks with the goal of "One-Health, field-oriented, communication cooperation, future response,

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Whether it was difficult or difficult, the year ends like this. Looking back at the year, as always, I think it would have been better if I had made a little concession. I think it comes from my greed and obsession that I am right and that I have to change it in the new year, but it is not fixed again. The Jangje Association, a small group of about 90 people in Korea in 2018, is working together to find a new way by integrating what was divided into two groups into one group and to fulfill the developmental role of the domestic horse industry. I want to do my best to manage the horse's hoof, which is the second life for horses, and to play my role as a Jangje priest with the goal of improving qualitative technology to provide the best service.

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In addition, through active quarantine negotiations with export partners, fresh agricultural products such as pears and tomatoes were exported to South America for the first time, and in April last year, the 12th International Convention on Plant Protection was successfully held in Songdo, Incheon, where 360 national representatives from 120 countries participated.In addition, for the development of the animal medicine industry, various communication channels were set up, including on-site meetings focused on public-private communication, workshops, and regular operation of visiting civil service counseling centers, and the euthanasia rate of abandoned animals was reduced by improving animal protection promotion and animal protection center operation system.

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Since the first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Gochang, North Jeolla Province on November 17, additional outbreaks have caused concern to livestock farmers and the people in Yeongam, South Jeolla Province, and Jeongeup, North Jeolla Province, but with a sense of mission to eradicate it as soon as possible, we have focused on preventing the further spread of the disease and ending it early through precise diagnosis and epidemiological investigations. And as foreign red fire ants were found through preliminary observation at the container yard at Gamman Pier in Busan Port on September 28, we have strengthened quarantine and observation at major ports by mobilizing all available personnel. In addition, we have implemented rapid control work with related ministries to prevent foreign red fire ants from entering and spreading in Korea.

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Last year, we would like to express our gratitude to all the staff at the Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Quarantine Headquarters for silently fulfilling their duties in their respective positions despite difficult conditions such as foot-and-mouth disease, highly pathogenic avian influenza, and the first discovery of an alien red fire ant. The new year is the Year of the Golden Dog. The dog is an animal that symbolizes bravery and wisdom, and is also a partner that has been with humans for a long time. The quarantine headquarters will also approach the people one step closer, become a partner in empathizing and communicating. Despite a number of difficult conditions last year, the quarantine headquarters produced excellent results based on the expertise and know-how accumulated so far.

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We also need to be a little stubborn. The same goes for the relationship with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. Back then, we had fights with each other in our society, but we performed our roles according to our respective positions. A manager says, "What a manager should do is what a manager should do, and a manager says, "What a manager should do is what a manager should do." It's inevitable if you try it and it doesn't work, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't do it. In the long run, I think the head of the Korea Racing Authority, an organization dedicated to fostering the horse industry, should come from within the ranks of employees. There is no need to call the case of Japan, but I hope that a person who rallies the inside of the horse society, a person with leadership,

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That's the right way to go. And as I always say, we should continue to promote the horse culture sector. It is necessary to invest in activities to promote horse culture, such as Jeju's representative clothing ear theme town with the theme of horses. Investment in culture has the characteristics that do not reveal results in the short term, but if culture is the basis, industrial development can also be greatly encouraged. It is necessary to support and hold a lot of large and small events using horses. In the case of Paju City, General Yun Gwan held an event to recreate the opening ceremony of the northern bee at Imjingak Peace Nuri Park. And Yeongcheon City, Gyeongbuk Province, has been holding horse culture events every year for a few years while raising Masangjae, and similar things need to be activated. It is good not only to use horses directly,

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Comparing before and after the Horse Industry Promotion Act, it has developed a lot. It can be largely divided into three categories: hose, human, and facility. In the past, horse racing was produced and used only for horse racing, but since the enactment of the Act on Promotion of Horse Industry, one more horse racing has been added to increase the use of horses for a longer cycle. The government is reportedly making efforts to use retired horses as horseback riding. The number of participants has also increased and will increase. Currently, about 300 people are coming from high schools and vocational colleges. Some say that the department will be abolished within a few years, but not all students who have graduated from horse industry departments can enter the horse industry and enter other areas related to horses.

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Secondly, by linking the current riding competency certification system implemented by the Korean Horse Association with information on athletes and horses systemized by the Korean Horse Association, the so-called "Mapaeje" for rental horses will be introduced to reduce the burden of horse rental fees and establish a win-win horse industry infrastructure by creating a foothold for exchanges between regions. We ask for the interest and cooperation of horse racing families so that these efforts will not be in vain. I am confident that we can do it if we move forward with confidence in overcoming the crisis in the horse racing world, which is fixed in one mind.

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Horseback riding grounds are suggesting ways to generate profits on their own. The demand for horseback riding is important to generate profits in the horse-riding industry, and most of the horse-riding grounds are currently looking only at projects supported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the horse-riding society. It is the student horse-riding project, the special zone support project for the horse industry, etc. It is advising you to develop your own demand. There will be many if you make educational creative experiences, disabilities, and healing horses, but there are many places that are not doing anything at all. The Ministry of Education supports the name 'student' for educational activities, but only the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is looking at it.

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Economic conditions at home and abroad are not expected to be smooth this year, and the Korean language industry, which is very sensitive to economic conditions, is also a series of tensions. The more difficult times are, the more we must join forces and show unity. Our association, the center of the nation's farming and fishing villages, plans to do its best to help the riding industry find and solve difficult problems by gathering your opinions and joining forces. Gyeonggi Province enacted the establishment and operation ordinance of the horse industry promotion fund at the end of last year and will be implemented from this year, which is a responsible role of local governments in the era of localization and is expected to contribute greatly to the development of the horse industry.

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Earlier this year, I registered the social cooperative 'Dream Support Center', where I am the chairman of the board, as an agricultural management consulting institution, and from next year, I will begin full-fledged consulting. In addition, he is working as a consulting member for the horseback riding industry consulting project conducted by the Korean Horse Association. The front-line horse riding industry has not yet reached the level that requires professional management consulting. When you go to the horse industry for consulting, you don't ask for consulting for the purpose of management. Most of them ask how the requirements of the government support project are and ask if it is possible to install it. It is never a matter of management. In fact, consulting on operation is an element of management management,