Oversupply, low prices driving South Korean rice farmers to switch crops, explore new markets
South Korea is facing a problem - too much rice. It buys huge amounts of rice from its farmers to take excess supply off the market and stabilise prices. The government is encouraging rice farmers to switch to other crops. But farmers say it is not that simple. CNA's Lim Yun Suk has this story.
South Korea is facing a problem - too much rice. It buys huge amounts of rice from its farmers to take excess supply off the market and stabilise prices. The government is encouraging rice farmers to switch to other crops. But farmers say it is not that simple. CNA's Lim Yun Suk has this story.