SEOUL, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Some egg products in South Korea have been contaminated with a potentially harmful pesticide, the government said Tuesday, amid a growing health scare in Europe over tainted egg products. Some eggs at a farm with 80,000 hens in Namyangju, east of Seoul, were found to contain the pesticide fipronil [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the sweltering summer heat showing no signs of relenting, an increasing number of South Korean farmers in inland areas such as Chungju are taking advantage of the extreme weather and turning their attention to growing tropical fruits. In the past, tropical fruits such as passion fruit, which originates in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Koreas seas, once teeming with fish, are in danger of near depletion. In 1981, the pollack catch stood at a healthy 170,000 tons. In 2008? Zero. Once labeled “the people’s fish” for its affordability and delicious flavor, fish like the pollack are now considered to be in danger of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — In a bid to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a project to develop boilers for agricultural facilities will use geothermal heat and wooden pellets as eco-friendly energy sources. The greenhouse gas emission reduction project, which uses ground heat pumps and wooden pellet boilers for the first time in the agricultural [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean authorities have begun to draw up measures to help fish survive droughts, such as setting up ecological refuges and refurbishing streams and rivers. On July 30, the Ministry of Environment announced a pilot project to construct ecological refuges to help address the issue of fish fatalities during [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — As temperatures continue to climb, news that tens of thousands of farm animals are dying from the heat is spreading. According to the provincial government of North Jeolla Province, the total count of animals that had perished was 373,790 as of July 26. Poultry, particularly chickens, constituted the majority [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — On July 19, the Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced that with the collaboration of professor Yoon Ik Jin and his team, a cornea transplant from a pig to a Philippine monkey has shown no side effects after 234 days. It is the first recorded case where a cornea transplant [...]
SEOUL/JEJU ISLAND, Jun. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Sunday it has confirmed a case of a highly pathogenic avian flu in the southern port city of Busan. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said it reached the conclusion after conducting detailed tests on a poultry farm with 6,000 birds. [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – China has announced a safeguard measure against imported sugar exceeding the quota for three years, a move that will hurt South Korean exporters, such as CJ Cheiljedang Corp., a leading food manufacturer, a trade promotion agency said Tuesday. According to the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), China’s Ministry of [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of organic food products in South Korea have nearly halved in recent years, as the long-term economic slump sees more and more consumers in the country hesitate to open their wallets for eco-friendly and chemical-free produce. What was once fast becoming a popular lifestyle choice on the back [...]