SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) — A civic group claimed Thursday that highly toxic pesticides have been used extensively in Seoul’s public green spaces such as parks and palaces as well as on street trees. The Korean Federation for Environmental Movement received data on the use of pesticides sprayed in the capital city’s public green [...]
SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said Monday it will introduce a rapid inspection system to address the blind spot in the inspection of residue pesticides that occurs during the distribution process of the fast-growing dawn delivery agricultural product market. The inspection of the safety of agricultural products, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea sent about 50 tons of pesticides to North Korea on Thursday to help it combat the spread of pine tree diseases, the unification ministry said. Trucks carrying the chemicals crossed into the North via the western land route at around 8:30 a.m., according to the ministry. They [...]
DAEJEON, Jun. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting June 28, a “tree doctor” system will be implemented that allows trees at apartment complexes, schools and parks to have their care entrusted to tree experts. According to the Korea Forest Service, public health was put at risk as non-professionals previously assigned to care for trees in residential [...]
HWASEONG, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Hwaseong Community Health Center in Gyeonggi Province launched a suicide prevention project called the ‘Green Life Village Project’ in 2010 by installing pesticide storage cabinets at homes located in agricultural areas. The cabinets were designed to prevent easy access to pesticides for individuals considering suicide. The 1.2-meter-high cabinets [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Pesticides, or more specifically the chemicals they are composed of, are quickly becoming the bogeymen of Korean society as internal records held by district governments throughout Seoul have revealed that pesticides containing hazardous chemicals were sprayed in neighborhood areas. The scoop comes from the Center for Freedom of Information [...]
North Chungcheong Province, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A trial performance of an agricultural drone took place yesterday in in North Chungcheong Province’s Okcheon County, with the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) spraying pesticides over one hectare of land in 10 minutes and leaving rice farmers impressed. The trial event organized by the Okcheon Agricultural Extension [...]
INCHEON, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Incheon Agricultural Technology Center (IATC) hosted a demonstrative event Thursday, at which a drone dispersed agricultural pesticides to prevent blight and other crop-harming insects. The so-called ‘drone pest control’, according to officials, is one of the solutions to Korea’s aging farming population, and a shrinking workforce in the [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Once again summer is back, and with it, mosquitos. But amid the ceaseless public fear of products containing chemicals, bug sprays are proving to be no exception. In contrast, non-chemical products such as mosquito nets and herb plants have become popular among shoppers. According to 11ST, an e-commerce platform, [...]
DUBLIN, IRELAND, Jul 1, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Research and Markets (http://goo.gl/2QMVj8) has announced the addition of the “Agrochemicals Market by Type, Fertilizer Type, Pesticide Type, & Sub-types – Global Market Trends & Forecast to 2018″ report to their offering. The global agrochemicals market in terms of revenue was estimated to be worth $195,829.9 million [...]