
Farmers harvest rice in Boseong, 309 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 8, 2024. (Yonhap)
SKorea has imposed a 513% tariff on imported rice for years. It's ridiculous.
— John Lee (The Korean Foreigner) (@koreanforeigner) September 20, 2019
As a member state of the WTO, SKorea is obligated to import rice even if doesn't want to. In 2014, it had to import up to 409,000 tonnes of rice.https://t.co/CnCL80tYQZ
Participants call for the government to stop rice imports during a rally of female farmers from across the nation in front of the National Assembly in Seoul on Aug. 23, 2017. (Yonhap)
Foreigners plants rice in a paddy at Changdeok Palace in Seoul on June 1, 2016. The event was arranged so they could experience a Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) ritual, in which kings plant rice to see how the annual rice farming fared. (Yonhap)
iPhone snap of terraced rice paddies at sunrise, Myodo, Yeosu. Photo by Robert Koehler of SEOUL. https://t.co/8KwvZTA0Tb
— Seoul Selection (@SeoulSelection) May 14, 2016