농업기반정비사업의 재정정책변화에 따른 지방자치단체의 사업추진 전망 및 실태 분석

Abstract

This study attempted to investigate the changes in the perception of local government officials about agricultural infrastructure improvement projectsdue to the financial policy changes. A total of 141 local government officials were surveyed on the priority, the current status of the agriculturalinfrastructure improvement projects. Irrigation facilities renovation project and Small drainage improvement project had generally high priority, whileSupport project of cultivation basis for upland crops in paddy, Large scale land readjustment project, and Upland infrastructure improvement projecthad low priorities. After the introduction of the block grant system, agricultural infrastructure improvement projects had often been conducted bycollecting opinions from local residents. The officials in charge of local governments recognized that the agricultural infrastructure improvement projectswere reduced due to lack of financial resources and project potential sites. In response to the changes in the agricultural infrastructure improvementprojects, most of the surveys showed that the influence of cities and provinces was strengthened. In addition, respondents most needed to improve thesubsidy rate and there were a large number of cases requiring differential support to meet the characteristics of the local government. Therefore, it willbe necessary to present a new perspective on the agricultural infrastructure improvement projects and to suggest differentiated projects for each regions.