SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners working in South Korea’s agricultural industry spiked 531 percent on-year in the first quarter amid eased COVID-19 restrictions, data showed Thursday. A total of 8,666 foreigners came to South Korea for jobs in farming villages during the January-March period, sharply up from 1,373 foreign laborers [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s overseas aid agency is taking steps to rebuild Colombia’s rural regions, which are struggling with the aftermath of a lengthy armed conflict. The Korea International Development Agency (KOICA) said Thursday it will join hands with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to embark on a project to [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Coffee grounds are being reused to get rid of the stench at livestock farms. The Ministry of Environment signed an agreement with the city of Incheon, North Gyeongsang Province, the Korea Productivity Center, the Korea Green Foundation and Hyundai Steel Co. on Wednesday for the recycling of coffee grounds. [...]
ANSEONG, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Koh Jin-taek is proud of having built a small but stable farming business in Anseong, 77 kilometers south of Seoul, over the past two decades producing primarily lettuce, chicory and other types of leafy vegetables. He currently owns 44 vinyl greenhouses and had supplied nearly 10,000 kilograms of produce [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea unveiled its new blueprint for the agricultural industry, which centers on expanding its self-sufficiency of major grains while cutting emissions of carbon from local farms. “The disruption to global shipping amid the COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the importance of food security,” the Ministry of Agriculture, [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Chlorella, a type of green algae that is packed with vitamins, minerals, protein and chlorophyll, and can be used in the cultivation of agricultural crops, has the potential to contribute significantly to improving farming productivity, a research report said. The use of chlorella can contribute to increasing the harvest [...]
ANDONG, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — North Gyeongsang Province plans to launch a ‘Healing-Work’ program that enables people to enjoy healing while working at agricultural villages. With the outbreak of the coronavirus bringing about a new era of non-face-to-face life, this program aims to attract more firms to agricultural areas with low population density, as [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 70 percent of foreigners working in the country’s agricultural and fishing industries live in greenhouses and other temporary structures, the labor ministry said Wednesday, citing a recent survey. According to the Ministry of Employment and Labor, 69.6 percent of foreign workers who participated in the survey said they [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of urban dwellers seeking to resettle in farms or fishing towns has decreased over the past two years, but the new coronavirus pandemic is expected to push the figure back up as more people will search for new job opportunities, data showed Thursday. The number of South [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — About 100 Asiatic black bears, a species in danger of extinction, were found confined to cages for illegal breeding and killed for meat. Although Asiatic black bears are a species which requires special care for protection, some farms are engaged in illegal breeding and serving them for human consumption. [...]