Act on the Promotion of Electrification in Agricultural and Fishing Villages. Country/Territory Korea, Republic of Document type Legislation Date 1965 (2008) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Energy, Fisheries Keyword Agricultural development Farming Energy conservation/energy production Hydropower generation Special fund Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract The purpose of this Act is to improve the productivity of agriculture and fisheries and improve the livelihood of farmers and fishermen by promoting the supply of electricity to agricultural and fishing villages where electricity is unavailable. Article 3 deals with financial resources for construction expenses establishing that they shall be covered mostly by financial loans. The text consists of 23 articles. Full text English Website www.klri.re.kr