Uijeongbu, South Korea, Aug. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Gyeonggi Province announced Friday that it is investing 300 million won ($268,000) to develop what it calls a ‘Visiting Slaughterhouse’, a trailer-like truck fitted with government-approved butchery equipment. The truck, according to the province, will visit traditional markets and animal farms without licensed butchery facilities. Although there are [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean diet has shifted rapidly over the past half century to become more westernized, with increased consumption of meat and a drop in rice consumption. According to a recent report by Nonghyup’s Livestock & Economy Research Institute, the average annual meat consumption per person for 2015 was 47.6kg, [...]
CHUNCHEON, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent analysis has revealed that Gangwon Province’s agricultural and livestock industries are likely to suffer at least 50 billion won ($45.5 million) in losses from the implementation of Korea’s recent anti-graft law. The law, scheduled to take effect on September 28, made it illegal for public officials, journalists, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – North Korea has sold fishing rights in the East Sea to China, in addition to the ones it sold in the Yellow Sea, a government source said Thursday. The source from the intelligence agency said US$75 million coming from these fishing license sales annually goes to North Korean leader [...]
JEJU, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of indo-pacific bottlenose dolphins in the seas off Jeju Island is slowly recovering after years of steady decline, thanks to cooperation from the local fishing industry and a drop in poaching. The National Fisheries Research & Development Institute (NFRDI) first started monitoring these mammals by distinguishing their physical [...]
SEJONG, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will hold a food fair in the Chinese city of Chengdu later this week to promote the country’s agricultural products and foodstuffs in the neighboring country, the ministry here said Wednesday. The 2016 Chengdu K-Food Fair will kick off on Thursday and run through Wednesday, with 28 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) revealed Monday that Korea Western Power Co. (KWP), one of the six major power producers in Korea, will collaborate with a tomato farm in Hongseong County (Octo & Jain) and a Nonsan strawberry farm (Nakwon Farm) to reduce greenhouse emissions. [...]
HAMAN, South Korea, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Nakdong River is the longest river (510km) in South Korea, and passes through the two biggest southeastern cities, Daegu and Busan, functioning as an important water source on the peninsula. But a recent study revealed that some parts of the river have become deeper in recent [...]
GOESAN, South Korea, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – These are not crop circles. They are rice paddy artworks created by planting various colors of rice plants. The project first took off in 2008, and was spearheaded by local governments in North Chungcheong Province to promote the region and its produce. The Chungju Agriculture Technology Center [...]
JEONJU, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) – LG Group’s latest foray in the agricultural sector isn’t likely to go unopposed. LG CNS, an IT affiliate of LG Group, revealed earlier this month it would invest 380 billion won to build a farming complex called Smart Biopark, which will cover approximately 76 hectares of land, in the [...]