SEOUL, Oct. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of agricultural products reached a record high during the first nine months of 2024, led by strong demand for instant noodles, snacks and beverage products, data showed Thursday. Outbound shipments of agricultural goods rose 8.3 percent on-year to come to US$7.38 billion in the January-September period, [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of agricultural products rose 6.2 percent on-year in the first four months of 2024 to set a fresh high, driven by growing demand for processed foodstuffs, including instant noodles, data showed Thursday. The combined exports of agricultural goods came to US$3.12 billion over the January-April period, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and the ruling People Power Party (PPP) have agreed to inject an additional 150 billion won (US$113 million) this week to stabilize the price hike of agricultural and livestock products, the party leader said Friday. According to government data, prices of agricultural, livestock and fishery products rose [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of households that left the city to live in the countryside are satisfied with their decision, a survey showed Thursday. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs conducted a survey of 6,000 households that moved to the countryside between 2017 and 2021. The results showed that [...]
SEOUL, July 30 (Korea Bizwire) – With a searing heat wave scorching South Korea for nearly two weeks, heat damage to agricultural, livestock and fish farmers has been snowballing nationwide, officials said Friday. Seoul and almost all parts of the country have been gripped by a prolonged heat wave that sent daytime highs above 35 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s exports of foodstuffs to Thailand rose 14.7 percent in the first half of 2020, data showed Thursday, on the back of rising demand for ready-to-eat products amid the new coronavirus pandemic. Outbound shipments of foodstuffs to the Southeast Asian country reached US$112 million over the January-June period, [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — One out of two residents of agricultural communities turned out to feel happy with their current life, with young farmers, among others, having the strongest feeling of happiness, a recent survey revealed. The Rural Development Administration revealed on Sunday the results of a survey it conducted from Sept. 1 [...]
CHUNCHEON, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign workers have soared in number in Gangwon Province following the introduction of the seasonal foreign worker program three years ago. The Bank of Korea (BOK) Gangwon Branch reported that there are currently 13,755 foreign workers in Gangwon Province. Since 2015, the number rose by 19.6 percent with an [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — One third of the smartphone applications released by government entities falling under the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) have been discontinued. According to MAFRA data submitted to Rep. Lee Man-hee of the Liberty Korea Party, a total of 109 smartphone apps were released by 16 government [...]
SEJONG, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s state-run agriculture corporation said Tuesday it will use big data and artificial intelligence (AI) to efficiently manage supplies of agricultural and fisheries products. The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Corporation (aT) said it will test-run an advanced product management system based on big data and AI this year [...]