The Systematized Problems of the Rural Policy: Focusing on the Direct Payment System to Farmers in Hilly and Mountainous Areas

Abstract

This paper examines rural policies. First of all, the rural policies are arranged according to the process during the conversion preparation period from “Old basic law” to “New basic law”. Next, I clarified the realities and problems of the rural policy after “New basic law” had been enacted. In particular, the focus was appropriated to “Direct payment system to farmers in hilly and mountainous areas”, and the problems of this direct payment system were examined by referring to the transition and the effect of this system. This direct payment system has brought rural regions various effects. However, the government budget is insufficient, and neither the division setting nor the grant unit price of the object farmland has been revised for 15 years. It is necessary to verify whether this system immediately suits regional realities, and to improve it to an enhanced direct payment system.