SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to release a record amount of agricultural products into the market to stabilize prices and ease the financial burden on people ahead of the Lunar New Year, the government said Thursday. Under the plan, the government will release 265,000 tons of 16 major agricultural items, including [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry on Thursday announced a plan for the country to become the world’s top exporter of oysters by 2030, as part of efforts to diversify its trade portfolio. Under the vision, South Korea aims to export US$160 million worth of oysters in 2030, significantly up from [...]
JEONJU, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — By 2090, climate change could enable the cultivation of subtropical crops such as tea trees for green tea and olive trees in regions as far north as Gangwon Province, according to projections released by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) on Wednesday. Expanding Cultivation Areas Currently, tea trees are grown [...]
TOKYO/SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Fourteen years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, radioactive contamination remains a serious issue for wild mushrooms harvested in eastern Japan, according to a report by Tokyo Shimbun on December 22. A recent investigation by a local citizens’ group revealed that 28% of 100 wild mushroom samples sourced from [...]
ANDONG, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – North Gyeongsang Province announced on December 8 that it will conduct special enforcement measures across its 22 cities and counties, focusing on seafood origin labeling verification and illegal fishing activities in the East Sea, with particular attention to snow crabs. This initiative comes in response to growing concerns about potential mislabeling [...]
JEONJU, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) is accelerating efforts to develop smart agriculture technologies aimed at automating farming practices. On December 3, the RDA showcased its innovations during a demonstration event in Hamyang County, Gyeongnam Province, attended by over 100 local farmers and industry participants. The initiative focuses on [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Monday that it plans to implement an enhanced crackdown on Chinese boats fishing illegally in the West Sea this week in cooperation with the Coast Guard. The country will work to round up boats fishing or operating illegally in South Korea’s Exclusive Economic Zone [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of dried seaweed products have already reached a new annual high this year, driven by growing global demand for healthier foodstuffs, data showed Tuesday. Outbound shipments of dried seaweed, called “gim” in Korean, reached US$850 million during the January-October period, already surpassing the previous annual record [...]
WANDO, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A delegation from the Australian Sustainable Seaweed Alliance (ASSA) recently visited Wando, South Korea’s leading seaweed production region, signaling growing international interest in the Asian nation’s marine farming expertise. The 15-member delegation, led by ASSA representative Jo Kelly, toured seaweed farms, processing facilities, and the Marine Bio Research Center in [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – On Yeonpyeong Island, a fishing community situated near the maritime border with North Korea, local fishermen are locked in a dispute with municipal authorities over the disposal of fishing nets laden with crab remains, highlighting the environmental and economic challenges facing South Korea’s coastal communities. In September, the Ongjin County [...]