SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean agricultural authorities have revealed plans to decode the genomes of popular agricultural products including strawberries and bell peppers. According to the plans released by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) on Wednesday, the new project will decode the genomes of 23 valuable agricultural products and animals including the Jeju [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean agriculture officials are encouraging organic food waste processing using insects. The Rural Development Administration (RDA) said on Tuesday it has set out a system both in terms of technology and policy to promote food waste bioconversion by environmentally beneficial insects Ptecticus tenebrifers. Each Ptecticus tenebrifer can consume between [...]
SEJONG, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — To better abide by international guidelines regarding the slaughter of animals, South Korea’s Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced February 5 that it had produced and tested equipment that creates nitrogen foam. According to the RDA, the World Organization for Animal Health advises the use of nitrogen gas when slaughtering [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) is stepping up efforts to develop and commercialize highly efficient animal farms that meet the criteria to accredit animal welfare livestock farms. An animal welfare livestock farm is the system to certify a livestock farm that raises livestock according to the high-level animal protection and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – A sampling device to detect the movement of pests coming from China and elsewhere has been developed by a state-run agency. The Rural Development Administration said on August 24 that it has succeeded in developing the “Smart Air Sampling Device” that can collect pests and indicate the numbers in real time. [...]
SUWON, Korea, Dec 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Rural Development Administration said on December 15 that it would make available an educational video for dog owners on how to properly care for pet dogs as a way to reduce the incidence of abandoned pets. The number of abandoned pets has steadily increased for the past several [...]
SUWON, South Korea, Oct 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The Rural Development Administration said on October 9 that its agronomic scientists have developed a new rice variety naturally resistant to the rice water weevil, an insect pest that is known to attack stored rice and rice crops. Rice water weevils are difficult pests to eradicate as the [...]
Suwon, S. Korea, August 02 (Korea Biz Wire) – The Rural Development Administration (RDA) announced that it has developed and distributed a new eco-friendly method of managing soil. The method involves growing cover crops that become ‘green manure’ on the slopes of highlands and by only cultivating areas where the plants will be sown, therefore preventing [...]