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S. Korea to Revitalize Agricultural Segment by Lifting Set of Regulations

S. Korea to Revitalize Agricultural Segment by Lifting Set of Regulations

SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Tuesday it plans to lift a set of regulations in the agricultural sector to harness more state-of-the-art technologies and foster new growth engines for the industry. Under the blueprint, South Korea will establish new smart farming clusters for a wider scope of areas covering livestock, according [...]

S. Jeolla Province Reveals Plans for High-tech Agriculture Complex

S. Jeolla Province Reveals Plans for High-tech Agriculture Complex

NAJU, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A new industrial complex for agriculture production systems will be established in Naju, South Jeolla Province, to prepare for a new generation of smart farming technologies. The Korea Rural Community Corp. (KRCC) signed a memorandum of understanding with Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services and Chonnam National University (CNU) [...]

S. Korea to Invest 248 bln Won in Smart Farming in 2020

S. Korea to Invest 248 bln Won in Smart Farming in 2020

SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to allocate a whopping 248 billion won (US$203 million) for next year to nurture the country’s smart farming industry, Seoul’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday. The budget, which must be approved by parliament later this year, marks a more than 50-percent surge from 162 billion won earmarked [...]

Crops Only a Touch Away with Smart Farming

Crops Only a Touch Away with Smart Farming

HWASEONG/GOYANG, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Lim Ju-wan, who has been raising flowers for more than 30 years, normally starts the day by taking out his smartphone to check his greenhouse instead of going outside to his land like traditional farmers. “I do not need to physically go to the greenhouses by myself as I [...]