20,000 Farmers rally in Yeouido against agricultural cooperatives act revision
By Han Jun-guPosted : April 22, 2026, 12:28Updated : April 22, 2026, 12:28
Members and farmers shout slogans at the 'Farmers' Rally to Defend Agricultural Cooperative Autonomy' held on Yeouido-daero in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, April 21, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
SEOUL, April 21 (AJP) - About 20,000 farmers and agricultural cooperative heads gathered in Yeouido on Tuesday to strongly oppose the government's push to revise the Agricultural Cooperatives Act, calling it an "infringement on autonomy."
According to the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) on April 21, agricultural cooperative heads and farmers from across the country held the 'Farmers' Rally to Defend Agricultural Cooperative Autonomy' in Yeouido, Seoul, that afternoon, officially expressing their opposition to the government's proposed revision.
Members and farmers shout slogans at the 'Farmers' Rally to Defend Agricultural Cooperative Autonomy' held on Yeouido-daero in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, April 21, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members and farmers shout slogans at the 'Farmers' Rally to Defend Agricultural Cooperative Autonomy' held on Yeouido-daero in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, April 21, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Participants presented five key demands through a resolution statement: halting government oversight that infringes on agricultural cooperative autonomy, abolishing toxic provisions that undermine legal stability, maintaining supervisory authority over subsidiaries, withdrawing the creation of an inefficient audit body, and stopping attempts to change the direct election system for the federation president.
Members and farmers shout slogans at the 'Farmers' Rally to Defend Agricultural Cooperative Autonomy' held on Yeouido-daero in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, April 21, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
Members and farmers listen to a speaker at the 'Farmers' Rally to Defend Agricultural Cooperative Autonomy' held on Yeouido-daero in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, April 21, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu