Where is the Republic of Korea located

1. Where is the Republic of Korea located Presentation by Sang Beom Lee, NAAS, KoreaNovember 2009

2. Rural Development Administration(RDA) http://www.rda.go.kr/

3. National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS) http://www.naas.go.kr/

4. National Academy of Agricultural Science(NAAS) 1. Organic Agricultural Research in NAAS(Sang Beom Lee) 2. Weed control in organic agriculture in Korea(Byung Mo Lee) http://www.naas.go.kr/

5. Visit FiBL(10. Jan. 2010 ~15. Jan. 2010) Organic Agricultural Research in NAAS Lee, Sang Beom Organic Agriculture Div. Rural Development Administration

6. Mean temp (℃) Rainfall (mm) Weather of Korea • Climatic Conditions (30 years) ※ Mean annual temperature : 12.7 ℃, Mean annual precipitation: 1,187 mm

7. Summer Spring Winter Autumn

8. Orchard (8.4%) 149,000 ha Paddy (59.5%) 1,046,000 ha Upland (32.1%) 564,000 ha Overview about agriculture in Korea • Land Area : 9,983,000 km2 • Cultivated Area : 1,759,000 ha (17.6% of land area) • Farm population : 3,187,000 (6.6% of total population 48,607,000) [Source: Statistics of Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(2009)] ※ Status of Korean agriculture • Farming : Intensive and repeated. Raising industrialized livestock • Cultivation : Overuse of agrochemicals & chemical fertilizers • Consumers : High demand of safe & high-quality foods

9. • Major Crops (2005)

12. Soil properties of agricultural Land • Soil physio-chemical characteristics

13. • Soil physio-chemical characteristics in plastic houses (Nationwide survey, Mean of 1,274 areas)

14. Organic Agriculture Development Planning Office (MiFAFF, 1991) Jeongnonghoi(1976) Organic Farming Technology Division, RDA (2004. 2) Korean Organic Agricultural Association (1978) Organic Agricultural Division, RDA (2008. 10) Environmental Friendly Agricultural Division (MiFAFF, 1994) Environmental-friendly agriculture promotion act (1997. 12.13) Start organic agriculture Private research for OA Research for OA in RDA 2000 1970 1980 1990 2010 Hansallim(1986) Heuksalim(1995) Environmental friendly agricultural action plan (MiFAFF, 2001, 2006) Minwoocoop(1988) First private Bio-certifier Heuksalim soil research Institute(2001.1.31) History of Organic Agriculture

15. Nature Consumer Producer Harmony of human and nature Organic Product Seed • Certification Logo of organic agricultural products

16. Statistics of organic agriculture in Korea [Source: Statistics of Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries(2009)]

17. Import of agricultural product & organic foods Source : Korea Food & Drug Administration (2008)

18. Market for organic food in Korea (unit : euro) Source : NAAS, 2009 (Currency : 1 euro = 1,750won)

19. Regional organic research in Korea

20. RDA Organic research system Among 15 agenda Agenda #11(Environ. Friendly Agri.) Use of Agri. by-product Animal manure treatment Organic Agriculture(#32) Organic agriculture tech.(#70) : 1.8 M $ Resource Dev. for O.A.(#72) : 0.8 M $ Use of microorganism.(#73) : (0.4 + 1.3) M $

21. Organization(2010. 1.15) RDA (1,843) NAAS (534) NICS NIHH NIAS KNAC Environment Biology Agri. Product Safety Engineering Life-Resource Korean Food Genetic Resource HazardousSubstance Hazardous Organism Organic Agriculture Div.(18) Agro-Chemical Evaluation (69) • RDA staff (1,843): Research 1,077, Extension 41, Technician 339, Administration etc 386 History Organic Fertilizer lab.(4 members, 1994) Environ. Friendly Agri. Div(14 members, 2004) Organic Agri. Div (18 members, 2010 Jan.) Organic Agriculture Division

22. Mission • Policy development & support of organic agriculture • Evaluation of organic farming system & techniques • Development of organic crop production system • Agricultural material research for organic production • Disease & pest management in organic agriculture • Organic weed control • Multi-functionality of organic agriculture • Businessmanagement of organic agriculture

23. Research Area in 2009 • Organic seed production & seedling techniques • Organic vegetable crop production • Organic fruit (apple) production • Organicginseng & herb cultivation • Organic soil & nutrient management • Organic fertilization techniques • Liquid fertilizer & fertigation techniques • Development of bio- fertilizer • Organic weed control • Organic fruit & vegetable quality • Quality control of organic material • Microorganism for plant protection • Use of natural products in organic agriculture • Organic livestock farming system • Antibiotic substitute for livestock • Business model for organic farms • Marketing strategy for for organic farms • Multi-functionality of organic agriculture

24. Agricultural Resources Plant Protection • Materials for O.A. • Regulation • New org. resource • Evaluation • Biological control • Beneficial organism • Natural product • - Integrated techniques Weed Control Crop Production • Classification • Ecological control • Cover crops • - New resource dev. • - Nutrient cycling • Farming system • Business model • Organic policy Organic Agriculture for global Environments Labs in Organic Agriculture Division

25. Members

26. Vision Vision, Objective & Strategy Establishment of Highest Level Organic Farming Standard Objective Development of minimum input & resource recycling organic farming techniques Organic farming : 0.6%(‘08) 1%(‘10)  3%(‘15)  5%(‘20) Strategy Emphasis on SESE: Simple, Easy, Scientific, Effective Achievement of PEPS: Productivity, Environments, Profitability, Safety

27. Mixer egg yolk + edible oil = liposome -> dilution -> spray Example of SESE 27

28. Organic farming information system http://organic.naas.go.kr Overseas : IFOAM, FiBL, Rodale Institute & other institutions O.A. Division C C ‘09 ‘10 MIFAFF NAQS A A B B Korea : extension, organic community, consumers etc. A : Research products, B : Evaluation, C : Organic farming information system

29. Welcome to Korea 2011 for the 17th IFOAM OWC Modena in Italy for the 16th IFOAM OWC

30. Thank you for your attention