Korea

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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Major Ten Agri-food Policy Issues in South Korea 2025

Keehyun Lee, Sanghyo Kim
ABSTRACT This report presents Korea’s Top 10 Agricultural Policy Issues for 2025, shaped by accelerating climate change, global economic uncertainty, and rural demographic decline. It highlights urgent needs for comprehensive farmer safety nets, infrastructure upgrades for food security, smart...
Country: Korea Topic: Overview
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