# South Korea’s Farmland Bank introduces paperless lease applications > From 21 October, one signature will cover documents and agricultural business registration changes in one place. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Agriculture - Country: South Korea - Published: 2026-10-21T11:11:49+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-21T11:11:49+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-21 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026.md) South Korea’s agriculture ministry and Korea Rural Community Corporation revised the Farmland Bank’s entrusted leasing system on 21 October. One signature will allow electronic submission of 7 types of documents; staff will inspect the property register directly, removing the applicant’s need to submit a separate paper copy. Agricultural business registration changes needed after a lease contract can also be handled in the same application, removing a separate visit or phone call to another agency. First-time agricultural business registration still requires an application to the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service. ## Data ### South Korea’s Farmland Bank introduces paperless lease applications Methodology: Count of document types stated in the ministry’s 21 October 2026 announcement, not applications or farmers. First-time business registration is outside this process. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Document types available for electronic submission | 7 | count | 2026-10-21 | observed | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026/data/source-figures?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/south-korea-farmland-bank-paperless-leasing-october-2026/data/source-figures?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs]() (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)