농정추진체계 혁신방안

The Reform of Government Organization and Delivery System in Agricultural Policies

With the change of social needs to agriculture, the scope of agricultural policies, which used to be confined in traditional sector policies, has widened to encompass rural and food policy as well. Hence the necessity of reforming the system of agricultural policy organization is increasing. In line with the recent government reorganization, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has been enlarged to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(MIFAFF). However, this enlargement is not sufficient in meeting the challenges to the government organization and delivery system engaged in agricultural polices and the whole system should be completely reorganized. The direction of agricultural policy system s reform is as follows. First of all, MIFAFF should be responsible for mediating and integrating food, agriculture, forestry and fisheries policies. And the structure of divisions of MIFAFF needs to be restructured according to its function and purpose. Second, the cooperative relationships between MIFAFF and its exterior agencies(Rural Development Administration and Korea Forest Service) must be enhanced by strengthening the function of MIFAFF in policy planning and mediation.