Korea

The Sixth Basic Plan for Fostering Women Farmers (2026-2030): Formulation and Policy Implications

Hanpil Moon
ABSTRACT The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) announced the Sixth Basic Plan for Fostering Women Farmers for 2026-2030 as a five-year roadmap to protect women farmers' rights and interests, improve their quality of life, and foster them as professional human resources in...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural human resources development
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Korea’s Rural Basic Income Pilot Project

Sanghyo Kim
ABSTRACT Korea is implementing a rural basic income pilot in response to population decline, uneven regional development, and the weakening of local service markets in small counties. The pilot provides residents of selected rural counties, including farming and fishing communities, with a...
Country: Korea Topic: Rural development
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Ten Key Agricultural and Rural Policy Issues in South Korea for 2026

Sanghyo Kim, Keehyun Lee, Nyeonho Oh, Jeong-hun Ji
ABSTRACT This report presents South Korea’s Ten Key Agricultural Policy Issues for 2026, identified against the backdrop of ongoing global economic uncertainty, a persistently high won–U.S. dollar exchange-rate environment, and accelerating rural depopulation and population aging in the...
Country: Korea Topic: Rural development
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Overview and Policy Challenges of Disaster Insurance and Agricultural Revenue Insurance in Korea

Taehoo Kim
ABSTRACT This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and operational performance of South Korea’s agricultural insurance system, focusing on the Crop Disaster Insurance (CDI) program since its inception in 2001 and the more recent Agricultural Revenue Insurance pilot scheme...
Country: Korea Topic: Agricultural risk management
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Recent Trends and Challenges in Policy for the Maintenance and Utilization of Rural Vacant Housing in Korea

Moonsoo Jung
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the structural causes of the rapid increase in vacant houses in rural Korea and examines the transition in government policy responses. As the demographic cliff and rural extinction intensify, vacant houses have evolved from temporary vacancies into structural,...
Country: Korea Topic: Rural development
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