JEONGEUP, South Korea, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Accidentally biting into one of many watermelon seeds can be an unpleasant experience, which is why farmers decided to come up with a seedless alternative. Jeongeup is a city located in North Jeolla Province, and seedless watermelons are one of its regional specialties. The area’s watermelon exports [...]
BUSAN, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Fish that used to thrive in Korea’s littoral areas are rapidly disappearing. Although the phenomenon is also the result of global warming, experts point to overfishing as the fundamental cause. The 1970s and 1980s were the golden age of fishing, but since then, catches have decreased by over 60 [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks Korea’s latest eco-friendly effort, using coffee grounds as compost to grow crops and purchasing the harvested products, was chosen as June’s ‘Excellent Example of Coexistent Cooperation in Agricultural Products’ by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA). According to the ministry, Starbucks Korea is currently supplying [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Kakao Corp, the Korean IT giant, is making a foray into agricultural products. Followed by the recent launches of public transportation apps KakaoBus and KakaoMetro, and KakaoGame S, the company’s mobile publishing business, Kakao revealed Wednesday that it would launch KakaoFarmer Jeju, an online-to-offline (O2O) service for agricultural products. [...]
SEJONG, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Korean urban households moving to rural areas jumped more than 10 percent in 2015 from a year earlier as the return-to-farm movement is becoming notable in the country, government data showed Thursday. A total of 11,959 households living in the countryside came from cities last [...]
BUSAN, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Indo-Pacific finless porpoise, or simply finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides), is one of seven porpoise species. These porpoises are mainly found around the Korean Peninsula, especially in Korea’s West Sea, and because of their long-lasting relationship with the Korean people, they’re often referred to as ‘native dolphins’, or sometimes ‘smiling [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – For the past ten years, westernized dietary patterns of Koreans have led to increased consumption of meat, while consumption of grain has decreased. The average Korean consumes more meat than individuals in neighboring countries including China and Japan, according to the Korea Times. Based on the ‘Report on a Change [...]
MUAN, South Korea, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Officials from Muan County, South Jeolla Province, revealed Monday that onions are effective in the treatment of male infertility and improved blood circulation. The research was conducted by the department of pharmaceutical sciences at Mokpo National University. The research revealed that extract from the skins of Muan [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of single-person households is rising rapidly across Korea. In fact, more than 24 percent of homes in Seoul are made up of just one person, with the rate expected to reach 30 percent in 2035. This phenomenon is also affecting the agriculture market. ‘The more the better’ [...]
SEOUL, June 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Water sports are becoming increasingly prevalent in Korea, and the number of recreational scuba divers is on the rise. But stepping over the thin line between recreational activity and unlicensed marine life extraction can result in huge fines. Catching marine life, even for non-commercial purposes, can result in up [...]