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 [...]
GOESAN, South Korea, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) – These are not crop circles. They are rice paddy artworks created by planting various colors of rice plants. The project first took off in 2008, and was spearheaded by local governments in North Chungcheong Province to promote the region and its produce. The Chungju Agriculture Technology Center [...]
CHANGNYEONG, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) – A new rice paddy has appeared in Jumae village, Changnyeong County, North Gyeongsang Province. But it’s not just a rice paddy for farming. It’s going to be a habitat for crested ibis, an endangered species of migratory bird that once flourished in Korea. Crested ibis are also designated as [...]
JEONJU, Aug. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – “If a frog can live in this rice paddy, the rice that grows here is naturally safe to eat.” An event to release leopard frogs at rice paddies to grow eco-friendly rice has been held in Jeonju. Children were able to let go of the frogs, releasing them into [...]