SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total arable land decreased for the 10th consecutive year in 2022 as people consumed less rice, leading to an overall contraction of rice paddies, data showed Monday. The country’s arable land totaled 1.52 million hectares — slightly bigger than the size of the U.S. state of Connecticut [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total arable land dropped for the ninth consecutive year in 2021 as rice paddies shrank amid falling consumption of rice, data showed Friday. The country’s arable land totaled 1.55 million hectares — slightly more than three times the size of the U.S. state of Delaware — as [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s total arable land dropped 0.9 in 2019 from a year earlier as some rice paddies gave way to residential areas and public facilities, data showed Monday. The country’s arable land totaled 1.58 million hectares last year, down 15,000 hectares from the previous year, according to the data [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Global warming and climate change have not just resulted in the world-wide rush to develop alternative energy or eco-friendly vehicles. The seemingly inescapable phenomenon has impacted on a huge chunk of arable lands across the globe. Climate change can affect both crop yield and the land area suitable for [...]