South Korea’s Democratic Party of Korea and the government are considering three-year cultivation protections for tenant farmers whose landlords face farmland disposal orders, seeking to shield working farmers from losing their livelihoods because of owners’ violations. The proposal follows a basic farmland survey completed in July that classified 2.84 million parcels, or 27% of the total, as suspected cases of illegal leasing, unauthorized fallowing and other breaches. Under the plan under review, owners subject to disposal procedures would have their orders deferred for three years, matching the Farmland Act’s minimum lease term, while qualifying owners could be allowed to bring holdings into compliance. Democratic Party members and Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Song Mi-ryung plan to meet on the 21st to review the survey and develop follow-up measures. The approach expands on earlier calls for safeguards amid concern that enforcement could harm elderly owners, landlords affected by illness or inheritance, and tenant farmers.