SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean authorities said Friday that they are examining whether two cats found dead earlier this week were infected with a recently discovered virulent strain of avian influenza. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said they’ve so [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and China have reached a deal on their annual fisheries agreement that will set their fishing quota in each other’s exclusive waters and also require additional measures, especially by Beijing, to crack down on illegal fishing by Chinese boats, the Seoul government said Friday. The agreement was [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been over 40 days since the first report of suspected bird flu. So far, officials have culled over 27 million poultry, the largest number the country has yet to see, and although the outbreak is now showing signs of alleviation with fewer AI reports coming in, the [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – A biofloc developed by the National Fisheries Research & Development Institute has proven effective not only for aquafarming but also in the cultivation of vegetables. Biofloc are particles including organisms like bacteria, fungi, algae, and zooplankton, which purify the waste products resulting from aquafarming and convert them into protein [...]
TONGYEONG, South Korea, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A smartphone-based fishing ground management system has become the next big thing for fish farm owners in Tongyeong, a coastal city in South Gyeongsang Province. According to the city government, the system was first introduced to local fish farmers in January of this year, and has so [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government said Friday that it will make full efforts to control rising living costs largely driven by the worst outbreak of avian influenza here and a gain in oil prices. At an emergency economic response team meeting chaired by Vice Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok in Seoul, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced Wednesday that it is importing 116,000 tons of rice – 25,000 tons for consumption and 91,036 for processing – to fulfil its WTO-regulated annual tariff-rate quota of 487,000 tons of rice. South Korea was given a 20-year grace period for [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – With South Korea struggling to contain a record-breaking bird flu outbreak that has so far led to the culling of close to 20 million poultry, it may be only a matter of time until the country suffers a critical egg crisis. Lotte Mart, a discount store chain, began limiting [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The unrelenting avian influenza virus, which has so far resulted in the culling of almost 20 million poultry, has even spread to Korean animal welfare-certified farms – farms that breed animals in larger open spaces or make use of organic feed – causing greater concerns over the biggest AI [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is set to face record damage from the latest outbreak of avian influenza (AI) with more than 10 percent of all poultry here already slaughtered for infection or in preventive measures, a report suggested Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, over 19.9 [...]