RDA Rural Development Administration RDA Republic of Korea

RDA Rural Development Administration (RDA) Republic of Korea

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Strong backstop: the Government • President Park’s last dream was to be selfsustained in rice supply www. rda. go. kr 농촌진흥청

Contents 1 2 Introduction about RDA 3 Achievements of RDA 4 International. Technical Cooperation 5 www. rda. go. kr Korea in General RDA-Global Agri. R&D Coop. Project 농촌진흥청

RDA I. Korea in General

1. Climatic Environment v Korea has distinct four seasons ; spring, summer, autumn, and winter. v The climate is unfavorable for farming, due to hot and humid summer, freezing and dry winter, heavy rains pouring down in July and August www. rda. go. kr 농촌진흥청

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RDA II. Status of Korea’s Agricultural Economy

1. Population 44. 7% 6. 6% 28. 4% 15. 5% 3. 2% 10. 8% ’ 70 ’ 80 www. rda. go. kr ’ 90 ’ 95 8. 6% ’ 00 6. 6% 2. 9% 2. 0% 1. 7% ’ 08 농촌진흥청

2. GDP (Unit : 1 bill won) TOTAL Percent of Total(%) 1970 2, 771 645 25. 5 1980 37, 032 5, 607 13. 8 1990 178, 628 15, 212 7. 8 1995 376, 316 23, 354 5. 5 2000 517, 096 23, 867 4. 2 2006 847, 876 24, 473 2. 9 2008 www. rda. go. kr Agriculture 1, 023, 938 39, 663 3. 8 농촌진흥청

RDA III. Introduction About Rural Development Administration ¨ Founded in 1906, 100 -year history ¨ The central government organization responsible for agricultural research and extension services in Korea

1. Organization Administrator Speaksperson Deputy Administrator National Academy of Agricultural Science Audit & Legal Affairs Office Nat’l Inst. of Crop Science Planning & Coordination Office Research Policy Bureau Extension Service Bureau Technology Cooperation Bureau 9 provincial RDAs 161 City/County Agri. Development & Tech. Centers 36 Region-Specific Crop Experiment Stations www. rda. go. kr Nat’l Inst. of Horticultural and Herbal Science Nat’l Inst. of Animal Science Foundation of Ag. Technology Commercialization & Transfer 농촌진흥청

3. Personel Research Extention Administration Central 1, 171 84 588 1, 843 Local 696 4, 548 2, 360 7, 604 Total 1, 867 4, 632 2, 940 9, 447 www. rda. go. kr Total 농촌진흥청

4. Missions of RDA 1 2 3 www. rda. go. kr • R &D for agricultural technologies • Dissemination of agricultural technologies and extension services • Quality control of fertilizers, pesticides, and agro-machines • Guidance and training for rural development and home improvement 농촌진흥청

5. Role of RDA in Development of Korea Agriculture 1 ¨ Research & Extension 2 ¨ International Technical Cooperation 3 ¨Rural Community Development ¨ Agricultural Information Service The RDA with the support of the people, especially the farmers, continues its efforts to contribute to nation building through the development of agro- technologies. RDA also contributes to world agriculture through joint research and technology transfer. www. rda. go. kr 농촌진흥청

6. Process k Research & Fe Adoption & Production Extension Linkage R&D & ult s Re ssue i www. rda. go. kr ed c Ba y log o hn blem c T e P ro & Adjustment &Extension 농촌진흥청

RDA IV. Achievement Green and White Revolution

1. Green Revolution v After the Korean War, Korea was faced with starvation v RDA developed a high-yielding rice variety "Tong-il” v The variety-based package of technology was quickly disseminated to farmers v Korea achieved rice self-sufficiency through high-yielding varieties and better cropping technologies www. rda. go. kr 농촌진흥청

2. White Revolution v Korea has four different seasons. v To ensure availability of food throughout the year, RDA developed year-round production system for fresh vegetables, using protected cultivation technology for winter farming www. rda. go. kr 농촌진흥청

RDA V. International Technology Cooperation Center

I nternational Technology C ooperation Center Rural Development Administration

ü Building a mutually beneficial relationship between Korea and partner countries; ü Increasing opportunities for the dispatch of experts and invitation of foreign scientists; ü Promoting technology training for international agricultural researchers / extension workers; ü Supporting international agricultural conferences

Technology Cooperation Bureau International Technology Cooperation Center International Technology Cooperation Division International Agriculture R&D Team Planning & Coordination Asia Agriculture Project Multilateral Cooperation CIS Agriculture Project Bilateral Cooperation Africa Agriculture Project International Training Latin America Agriculture Project

Ø To cooperate with foreign countries, international research institutes, and organizations; Ø To establish Ko. PIA R&D Centers in foreign countries; Ø To dispatch Korean experts overseas and invite foreign scientists for exchanging technologies; Ø To conduct international training on agricultural technologies; Ø To support international conferences and workshops ; Ø To conduct research on North Korean agriculture and support of mutual assistance of agricultural technology; Ø To Collect and analyze of overseas agricultural information;

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MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS

Status of International Collaboration 24 countries, 10 Int’l Research Institutes Norway Russia ICARDA Uzbekistan Hungary Mongolia Germany Canada China UK France USA Japan BI Netherland AVRDC Israel CIMMYT FFTC IRRI Ghana Brazil Philippines • Nepal CIP Vietnam IITA Thailand ICRISAT Chile ILRI Argentina Indonesia Myanmar

Researcher Dispatch Netherlands(WUR) China(CAAS) Uzbekistan Vietnam Myanmar Kenya(ILRI) Malaysia(BI) USA(ARS) Japan(NARO) Mexico(CIMMYT) Taiwan(AVRDC) Philippines(IRRI) Brazil (EMBRAPA) Peru(CIP) Paraguay International Organization KOPIA Center

Dispatch of RDA Researchers 1200 Unit : personnel 1015 1000 1038 996 800 628 584 600 617 497 400 200 159 68 0 1972 1980 1990 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Foreigners’ Training International Training (‘ 72 to‘ 09) - 3, 464 trainees (116 countries) Asia: 2, 779(80%) - Thailand 750, - Indonesia 366, - Philippines 216, - Vietnam 182, - Myanmar 129, - Cambodia 107 etc. Africa: 419(12%), Latin America: 244(7%), Europe: 22(0. 6%)

RDA Alumni Association (7 countries) • Greenland • Finland • Russia • Myanmar(‘ 09) • Kazakhstan • China • Cambodia(‘ 07) • Algeria • Libya • Mexico • India • Mali • Niger • Philippines(‘ 03) • Indonesia • Brazil • Fiji • Sri Lanka(‘ 05) • Australia • Vietnam(‘ 04) • Thailand(‘ 04) • Falkland Islands • Indonesia(‘ 03)

Demo-farm Projects in RDA Alumni Association Country Thai. Ko. RAA In. Ko. RAA Sri. Lan. Ko. RDAA Project ü Development of Quality POMELO for Export “POMELO Logistics and Supply Chain Management in SAMUT SONGKRAM Province ü Capacity Development for Natural Bio-energy processing in Rural Area ü Establishment of Agriculture Information and Technology Bank (Ag. IT Bank) ü Establishment of Community based Seed Production Villages ü Demonstration model for application of improved varieties and new technologies Viet. Ko. RAA for promoting groundnut production ü Research and development on clean vegetable for improving income generation of household and protection of rural environment Phil. RAA üEnhanced Production of Chrysanthemum through Proper Nutrient Management üAdapting to Climate Change in Tomato Production through S&T Interventions Cam. Ko. RAA ü Household Catfish Raise and Home Vegetable Gardens for Famers Myan. Ko. RAA ü Not yet decided

v 18 International Organizations UN Organizations (9) United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Inter-governmental and Interregional Organizations (9) World Trade Organization (WTO) Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development (OECD) AFRO-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific (ESCAP) The International Union for the Protection United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Food Program (WFP) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) Asian Productivity Organization (APO) Asia-Pacific Plant Protection Committee (APPPC) www. rda. go. kr 농촌진흥청

KOREA PROJECT ON INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE (Ko. PIA)

To build mutually beneficial relationship between GOAL Korea and partner countries(PCs) by co-developing agricultural technologies

Joint Development & Utilization of Resources Priorities - Conduct of pilot projects Customized Transfer of Applied Technologies - Consultation with Korean experts Global Human Resource Management - Dispatch of Korean experts & research interns Research, Extension, Consultant Food, horticultural, fodder & tropical crops Livestock farming, bioenergy, resources, etc

Provide personal & material infrastructure ü Dispatching experts on long-term basis to partner countries(PCs) ü Sending research interns on short-term basis to PCs ü Inviting local experts & officials from PCs and providing consultant program to transfer agriculture technologies ü Consulting with local experts & officials on-the-spot in PCs Implement a pilot project on agricultural technologies ü Joint development of agricultural technologies * Project requested by PCs and Korea · Food, horticulture, fodder crops, bio-energy, livestock etc. ü Operating demonstration field for the dissemination of technology and new variety

Ko. PIA Centers Established in 2009 Uzbekistan Myanmar Kenya Vietnam Brazil Paraguay

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