Jeong-Bin Im is Professor of Department of Agricultural Eonomics and Rural Development in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University. Professor Im holds Ph. D. in Agricultural and Resources Economics from the University of Maryland at College Park (U.S.A) after having M.A and B.A. from Seoul National University.
His academic research and publication covers a wide range of agricultural policy and trade topics such as agricultural direct payment program, WTO and Free Trade Agreement(FTA) issues. He is contributing to many academic journals, as editorial board member for Journal of Korean Agricultural Policy, Journal of Korean Livestock Management and as Editor-in-chief for Journal of Korean Agricultural Economics.
In addition, he has advised several developing country governments, international organizations as well as various Korean ministries on agricultural policy and trade issues. Professor Im is currently working, among others, as Chair for Evaluation of FTA Compensation System Forum and Chair for Dietary Education Forum, and served as a Member of Presidential Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Policy.
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The Korean agricultural situation is expected to change more rapidly in future. In particular, the globalization and expansion of food markets in the world following the expansion of market liberalization would also require a new agricultural paradigm. It is important to seek a new...
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Korean GAP certification system plays an important role in the consumer-friendly and eco-friendly development of Korean agriculture. It was established in 2006. Since then the number of certified farms has been continuously increased. In 2017, it exceeded 86,000, which is approximately 8....
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Farm economy in Korea has long been said to suffer from “double squeezing” in lowered revenue along with increased operation costs, which is believed to have a negative impact on the sector’s long-term sustainability and re-productivity. In addition, a sign of income equality being...
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The “Food industry promotion basic plan” is a mid-to long-term legally mandated plan which is established every five years, and is based on the ‘food industry promotion act’ which aims to strengthen competitiveness of the food industry and to promote the industry....
The AFIA project, which was launched in 2016 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs of Korea, is a information-providing food industry policy that is worthy of reference. In particular, This project is going to be introduced at this point in 2019, as it has undergone a significant...
Jeong-bin Im
Jeong-Bin Im is Professor of Department of Agricultural Eonomics and Rural Development in College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University. Professor Im holds Ph. D. in Agricultural and Resources Economics from the University of Maryland at College Park (U.S.A) after having M.A and B.A. from Seoul National University.
His academic research and publication covers a wide range of agricultural policy and trade topics such as agricultural direct payment program, WTO and Free Trade Agreement(FTA) issues. He is contributing to many academic journals, as editorial board member for Journal of Korean Agricultural Policy, Journal of Korean Livestock Management and as Editor-in-chief for Journal of Korean Agricultural Economics.
In addition, he has advised several developing country governments, international organizations as well as various Korean ministries on agricultural policy and trade issues. Professor Im is currently working, among others, as Chair for Evaluation of FTA Compensation System Forum and Chair for Dietary Education Forum, and served as a Member of Presidential Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Policy.
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Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, College of Agricultural and Life Science, Seoul National UniversityJob Title
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jeongbin@snu.ac.krLatest Submission from Korea
Rice Precision Farming in Korea
Korean Gap Trends Focused on Environmentally and Consumer Friendly Food Production
Recent Farm Economy in Korea: Situation and Implications
The 3rd Food Industry Promotion Basic Plan - Proposing the vision of innovative growth in the food industry responsible for the health and well-being of the people –
An Introduction of the Agency for Food Industry Information Analysis (AFIA) Project of Korea
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