Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (South Korea)
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The Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is a cabinet-level division of the government of South Korea
. It is headquartered at the national government complex in Gwacheon
, south of Seoul. It was established, under its current name, with the founding of the First Republic of Korea in 1948.
In 2007, the minister was Park Hong-soo (appointed January 2005), a farm community advocate and former Uri Party
parliamentarian from Namhae
. The vice minister was Park Hae-sang. Under the "participatory government" of the Roh Moo-hyun
administration, the MAF has been charged with helping to create a "Society of Balance Development".
The MAF is responsible for areas including crop insurance
, land reclamation
, agricultural statistics and the development of agricultural technology including genetically-modified crops and environmentally-friendly agriculture. It is also responsible for direct payments to rice farmers and for aspects of preparedness for natural disasters.
Government of South Korea
The Government of South Korea is divided into executive, judicial, and legislative branches. The executive and judicial branches operate primarily at the national level, although various ministries in the executive branch also carry out local functions. Local governments are semi-autonomous, and...
. It is headquartered at the national government complex in Gwacheon
Gwacheon
Gwacheon is a city in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea. It lies close to Seoul in the heart of the Seoul National Capital Area, and also lies just east of Anyang...
, south of Seoul. It was established, under its current name, with the founding of the First Republic of Korea in 1948.
In 2007, the minister was Park Hong-soo (appointed January 2005), a farm community advocate and former Uri Party
Uri Party
The Yeollin Uri Party , generally abbreviated to Uri Party , was the briefly ruling political party in South Korea with a centrist political ideology...
parliamentarian from Namhae
Namhae
Namhae County is a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.- Geography :Namhae county covers an area of 357 km², covering the main islands of Namhae and Changseon, the smaller islands of Jodo, Hodo and Nodo, and 65 other uninhabited islets.Namhae county also features several peaks; Mangun...
. The vice minister was Park Hae-sang. Under the "participatory government" of the Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun
Roh Moo-hyun GOM GCB was the 16th President of South Korea .Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for student activists in South Korea. His electoral career later expanded to a focus on overcoming regionalism in South Korean politics, culminating in his...
administration, the MAF has been charged with helping to create a "Society of Balance Development".
The MAF is responsible for areas including crop insurance
Crop insurance
Crop insurance is purchased by agricultural producers, including farmers, ranchers, and others to protect themselves against either the loss of their crops due to natural disasters, such as hail, drought, and floods, or the loss of revenue due to declines in the prices of agricultural commodities...
, land reclamation
Land reclamation
Land reclamation, usually known as reclamation, is the process to create new land from sea or riverbeds. The land reclaimed is known as reclamation ground or landfill.- Habitation :...
, agricultural statistics and the development of agricultural technology including genetically-modified crops and environmentally-friendly agriculture. It is also responsible for direct payments to rice farmers and for aspects of preparedness for natural disasters.