Local farm federations and civic groups in Gyeongnam, South Korea, have called for a halt to the local government's rice cultivation area adjustment system and the Rice Farmer Management Stabilization Fund, arguing that they undermine farmers' right to decide on their farming and shift the burden of rice supply and demand issues to farmers. The system aims to reduce rice farming by 80,000 ha, equivalent to about 400,000 tons of domestic production, by providing financial incentives to farmers who reduce their rice cultivation. Critics, however, contend that this approach exacerbates the oversupply problem by ignoring imported rice and by favoring large-scale farmers, leading to internal conflicts among farmers. Gyeongnam Province plans to allocate 10 billion won in local funds to support this initiative, with varying subsidies for rice farmers depending on the size of their farms.