{"product_id":"105184","title":"The Future of Food in Korea ","description":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/tmgdisk01.cafe24.com\/images\/vs\/4172\/sv\/WQtVZL050e6eKCJKn3zHqp.png?v=1764959006\" style=\"max-width:100%;max-height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\u003ccenter\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:center;font-size:30px;font-weight:bolder;line-height:1.6em\"\u003e The Future of Food in Korea \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd 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style=\"line-height:1.2em;text-align:center;font-size:18px;color:black;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px;\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"text-align:center\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/goods\/161408082\/XL\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style=\"height:10px\"\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"width:95%;{split_style6}padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;padding-bottom:20px\"\u003e Description \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align:left;word-break:break-all;font-size:14px;line-height:1.6em;\"\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Introduction\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003e《Food Crisis in Korea》 Proposed by Director Nam Jae-jak\u003cbr\u003e Food Security Strategy and the Future of Sustainable Agriculture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Food must now be redefined as an industry and a security issue, as well as a climate and welfare issue.” Nam Jae-jak, a leading agricultural policy expert in Korea and director of the Korea Institute of Precision Agriculture, addressed the global issue of “food security” by focusing on Korean agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e From the history of agriculture to the biodiversity crisis, from Korea's agricultural land system to the food policies of advanced countries, this book provides the most comprehensive and multi-dimensional look at the food issues of our time. \u003cbr\u003eWhile the previous work, \"Food Crisis in Korea,\" closely linked climate change and food shortages and raised the topic of \"food security\" in our society, this book presents new data on the worsening climate and food insecurity while specifically asking, \"What should we prepare for?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author emphasizes that our food security cannot be secured solely through policies such as increasing the \"food self-sufficiency rate\" or blocking rice imports, as is currently the case, and that we must initiate structural reforms to enhance the competitiveness of agriculture, the foundation of our food production.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, the current agricultural policy centered on small farmers has reached its limits, and it is diagnosed that without the expansion and concentration of farmland, it will be difficult to attract young farmers or introduce innovative technologies. \u003cbr\u003eTherefore, he emphasizes that we must prepare food security policies to adapt to emergency situations, considering the constants of climate disasters that have become part of our daily lives and the super-aging and population decline that our rural areas are facing.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e You can preview some of the book's contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan\u003ePreview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eindex\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e preface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: Questions Begin at the Table\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Beginning of the Food Crisis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 From the limits of growth to the planetary boundaries\u003cbr\u003e The Origins of Agriculture | The Light and Shadow of the Green Revolution | Silent Spring | The Limits to Growth | Accelerating Civilization | Small Changes, Big Collapses: The Tipping Point\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 The intensifying climate crisis\u003cbr\u003e Climate insensitivity│Changes faster than expected│New normal│Earth's warning sound│The era of water crisis│The dawn of a water war│The prisoner's dilemma: Cross-border water disputes│Wildfires, heavy rain, drought│Is it too late to respond to the climate crisis?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Biodiversity Crisis  \u003cbr\u003eBiodiversity and Food Production│Monarch Butterflies, a Warning Light for the Ecosystem│Disappearing Bees, a Vanishing World│When the Rhythms of the Ecosystem Are Disrupted│A Precarious Balance│Consumers and Biodiversity│The Diversity Challenge of Native Species│Biodiversity Disclosure│The World is Connected\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 2: Food Security at Risk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4. Climate inflation\u003cbr\u003e The New Face of the Food Crisis│Summer Cabbage│Will Apples Be Imported?│British Sparkling Wine│Climate and Prices\u003cbr\u003e Climate's Impact on Crops | Dietary Changes and Health | Diets for Sustainability | Agriculture Needs Cartels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 The Growing Food Crisis\u003cbr\u003e Understanding Food Systems | Global Food Crisis | Worsening Food Insecurity Indicators | How Much More Food Will We Need in 2050? | The Philippines' Rice Crisis | Japan's Reiwa Rice Disturbance | The Four Strategic Pillars of Food Security\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 6 The Geopolitics of Food  \u003cbr\u003eSoil shaped by climate, agriculture determined by soil│Soil and civilization│Food imbalance│China's food dilemma│Mexico: The complexity of food security│Singapore's food industry│The transformation of Japanese agriculture│Where is Korea?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 3: Food Security in Korea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7 The Shadow of the Food Crisis\u003cbr\u003e The Green Revolution and Rice Surplus│Food Self-Sufficiency Cannot Be Increased│Collapsed Rural Areas│Supply Chains Reveal Vulnerability│The Complexity of the Food Crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 8 Land and Farmland System\u003cbr\u003e The Era and Limits of Agricultural Land Expansion│Enclosure Movement and Modernization of Agriculture│From Over-fields to the Constitution of 'Free Farmers'│Agricultural Land Reform in East Asia│Agricultural Land Expansion in Japan│Agricultural Land Integration in Europe│Agricultural Land Size and Productivity│The History of Korean Agricultural Scale-Up Policy│[Brief Reading_The History of Korean Agriculture]│The World's Most Expensive Agricultural Land│Innovation Blocked by Agricultural Land\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart 4: Korea's Food Industry and the Future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 9 Food Security in South Korea  \u003cbr\u003eApples are just the beginning│The rice dilemma│[Brief reading_The inconvenient truth about beekeeping]│The cost of food self-sufficiency and food security│Statistical distortion│Distribution is just a result!│Korean agriculture gone backwards│There is no such thing as smart agriculture│Good intentions do not produce good results│Statistics without a future, agriculture without direction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 10 Agriculture is the industry of the future\u003cbr\u003e 70 Years of Structure, the Illusion of K-Agriculture│Seed Industry: Seeds of the Future of Agriculture│Diversity and Strategy of Rice Varieties│Koshihikari, the Secret of its 80-Year Throne│Shin Dong-jin Asks About the Future of Korean Rice│The Seed Industry Stuck in Royalty-Free Mode│Cases of Global Agricultural Innovation│Farmer Integration Organizations: Possibilities and Limitations│The Future of Korean Agriculture?│Will Korean Agriculture Grow?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 11 The Future of Food  \u003cbr\u003eCan Korean agriculture grow again? │ Challenges of agricultural innovation │ To increase intergenerational sustainability │ Food security requires new legislation │ The third wave, exports │ Moonshot thinking: A new turning point in the food industry │ Farmers' agriculture, agriculture as industry │ Small-scale farmers, a bridge between urban and rural areas │ What kind of future will we create? │ The final question\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Words of gratitude\u003cbr\u003e main\u003cbr\u003e Pictorial source\u003cbr\u003e Search\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eDetailed image\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/image.yes24.com\/momo\/TopCate5963\/MidCate009\/596282325.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Detailed Image 1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003eInto the book\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e As of 2022, Korea's food security score was 70.2, ranking 39th out of 113 countries.\u003cbr\u003e It ranked 11th in availability.\u003cbr\u003e It means that the food itself is sufficient.\u003cbr\u003e The issues are economic feasibility (51st) and quality and safety (50th).\u003cbr\u003e This means that while food is not scarce, its prices are high and national policies on nutrition and food safety are inadequate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.15\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e We often say, “To strengthen food security, we must increase self-sufficiency.” \u003cbr\u003eAs if we believe that making everything at home is safe.\u003cbr\u003e However, a high self-sufficiency rate concentrated on specific crops can actually increase risks.\u003cbr\u003e Korea's self-sufficiency rate for rice is high, but even one instance of abnormal weather could disrupt the entire supply.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 11 dams China has built on the upper Mekong River have threatened the lives of 60 million people downstream since 2019.\u003cbr\u003e In 2019, despite ample rainfall upstream, the downstream region experienced a severe drought.\u003cbr\u003e The reason was simple.\u003cbr\u003e This is because China opened dams and released large amounts of water to generate electricity in the first half of the year, but closed the sluice gates during the rainy season.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.71\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Oranges from California are imported without any special heat treatment because they are free from fruit flies, which are banned in our country.\u003cbr\u003e On the other hand, oranges from other countries, such as South Africa, are classified as fruit fly-infested areas and must be heat treated before import. \u003cbr\u003eDuring this process, the taste and texture of the fruit are greatly reduced.\u003cbr\u003e That's why, in our market, we can easily find only American oranges, which are much more competitive in taste and texture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.129\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As of early 2025, Korea's comprehensive cost of living is relatively high, ranking 25th among 146 countries.\u003cbr\u003e However, if we limit it to the food sector, it rises to 6th place in the world.\u003cbr\u003e By product, apples, bananas, oranges, and potatoes ranked first in the world, beef and onions ranked second, and tomatoes ranked third.\u003cbr\u003e Most agricultural and livestock products are among the highest in the world, with only eggs (35th) and imported beer (32nd) being exceptions, remaining in the middle ranks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e About 50% of the world's arable land is used for agriculture, of which 77% is used for growing feed and grazing for livestock.\u003cbr\u003e However, the total calories supplied by the livestock industry only account for 18% of the total calories consumed by humanity.\u003cbr\u003e 41% of agricultural water is also used to produce feed crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.148\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe biggest advantage of an open food system is efficiency.\u003cbr\u003e International trade allows for the import of food products from various countries, increasing dietary diversity and improving agricultural productivity by allowing countries to focus their production resources on competitive crops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e China has the largest grain reserves in the world.\u003cbr\u003e As of 2022, it holds 69% of the world's reserves of corn, 60% of rice, 51% of wheat, and 37% of soybeans.\u003cbr\u003e In 2023, it signed an agreement with Russia to build a $159 million grain logistics hub near the Jewish Autonomous Oblast, and in October of the same year, it signed a long-term contract worth $26 billion to import 70 million tons of grain over the next 12 years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Singapore, which relies on imports for 90% of its food, has minimized its dependence on any one country by building a diversified food supply chain that spans over 170 countries. \u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, the government has provided various incentives, including tax breaks, financial support, infrastructure, and policy support for overseas mergers and acquisitions, to attract and grow global food companies like Wilmar and Olam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.220~221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Niigata's approach was not simply quarantine.\u003cbr\u003e They did not try to completely eradicate the disease.\u003cbr\u003e Rather, it left room for the disease to spread 'moderately'.\u003cbr\u003e The strategy was to allow the disease to spread moderately, while preventing the pathogen from evolving into a \"super blast.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.335\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Since the 2000s, each local government has focused on branding its own representative rice varieties.\u003cbr\u003e In this situation, the change from ‘Shindongjin’ to ‘Chamdongjin’ does not mean a simple replacement, but rather a severance of the brand.\u003cbr\u003e The appearance and taste are almost the same, but the name is different. \u003cbr\u003eThe resulting confusion affects not only farmers, but also distributors and consumers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --- p.338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the 1990s, Korean agriculture began to receive unprecedented national investment.\u003cbr\u003e It started with the ‘Rural and Fishing Village Structural Improvement Plan’ in 1992.\u003cbr\u003e At the time, the entire budget of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs was about 5 trillion won, but a whopping 42 trillion won was allocated for this measure over 10 years.\u003cbr\u003e Soon after, with the conclusion of the Uruguay Round negotiations, the opening of agricultural markets became inevitable, and the government poured in another response budget of over 100 trillion won to appease the farmers' strong opposition.\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e --- p.364\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch5\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublisher's Review\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSoaring prices, a rapidly aging population, and a declining agricultural population…\u003cbr\u003e Can we protect our food tables with the current agricultural system?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 《Food Crisis in Korea》 Proposed by Director Nam Jae-jak\u003cbr\u003e Food Security Strategy and the Future of Sustainable Agriculture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Future of Food in Korea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“Food must now be redefined as an industry and a security issue, as well as a climate and welfare issue.” Nam Jae-jak, a leading agricultural policy expert in Korea and director of the Korea Institute of Precision Agriculture, addressed the global issue of “food security” by focusing on Korean agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e From the history of agriculture to the biodiversity crisis, from Korea's agricultural land system to the food policies of advanced countries, this book provides the most comprehensive and multi-dimensional look at the food issues of our time.\u003cbr\u003e While the previous work, \"Food Crisis in Korea,\" closely linked climate change and food shortages and raised the topic of \"food security\" in our society, this book presents new data on the worsening climate and food insecurity while specifically asking, \"What should we prepare for?\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe author points out that our food security cannot be secured solely through policies such as increasing the \"food self-sufficiency rate\" or blocking rice imports, as is currently the case, and that we must initiate structural reforms to enhance the competitiveness of agriculture, the foundation of our food production.\u003cbr\u003e In particular, the current agricultural policy centered on small farmers has reached its limits, and it is diagnosed that without the expansion and concentration of farmland, it will be difficult to attract young farmers or introduce innovative technologies.\u003cbr\u003e Therefore, he emphasizes that we must prepare food security policies to adapt to emergency situations, considering the constants of climate disasters that have become part of our daily lives and the super-aging and population decline that our rural areas are facing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book is divided into four parts, including a prologue (10 questions that correct common misconceptions about food issues).\u003cbr\u003e Part 1 covers the history of agriculture and the development of civilization, the climate crisis following the Green Revolution, water conflicts between countries sharing the same watershed, and the collapse of biodiversity. \u003cbr\u003ePart 2 analyzes climate inflation, the rice crisis in the Philippines and Japan, and the geopolitics of food, confirming the precarious state of our agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e Part 3 explains the unique nature of Korea's food crisis and critically examines Korea's agricultural land system, distribution issues, and distorted statistical structures.\u003cbr\u003e Part 4 covers topics such as the importance of the seed industry, including Korean rice varieties, global agricultural innovation cases, and the legislation of food security, and presents policy tasks for the revitalization of Korean agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhy are grocery prices so expensive in Korea?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Some readers might ask, \"Food security?\" We're not in a state of war, and the streets aren't overflowing with starving people. Why do we need to know about this? \u003cbr\u003eHowever, if our country's food security index is the lowest in the OECD and one of the reasons for this low index is 'high prices', then the story is different.\u003cbr\u003e The Food Security Index (GFSI), published by The Economist, evaluates the food situation of each country based on four criteria: availability (amount of food), affordability (price of food), quality and stability, and sustainability.\u003cbr\u003e As of 2022, Korea ranks 11th in availability and 50th in economy, quality, and safety (see page 15).\u003cbr\u003e There is no shortage of food itself, but the price is very high and the quality is low.\u003cbr\u003e The announcement from Nembeo, a platform that provides cost of living data by country, is even more shocking: as of early 2025, Korea's food prices are ranked 6th in the world.\u003cbr\u003e We now eat the world's most expensive bananas, apples and potatoes, and buy the second most expensive beef and onions. \u003cbr\u003eIf these high food prices persist, the burden on the economy will increase, forcing low-income households to consume unbalanced diets and low-quality food.\u003cbr\u003e “For some, it’s a question of whether or not to buy a bag of apples, while for others, school lunches may be their only meal of the day.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Of course, high food prices are largely due to the climate inflation that the world is experiencing.\u003cbr\u003e Due to climate conditions that make crops unstable, such as drought, floods, heat waves, and increased pests and diseases, even cabbage and apple farms in highland areas of our country are facing a threat to their survival.\u003cbr\u003e However, Korea's high agricultural product prices cannot be explained simply by the impact of climate change, and the author finds the cause in the structural characteristics of Korean agriculture. \u003cbr\u003eThe small size of farms, low mechanization rate, and policies focused on protecting small farmers ultimately raise agricultural product prices and reduce the competitiveness of our agriculture.\u003cbr\u003e So, while this book deals with 'food security,' it begins with the reform of Korean agriculture and unfolds the story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhy farmland expansion and intensification are necessary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The author emphasizes that the top priority for our agriculture is the expansion and intensification of farmland.\u003cbr\u003e Research shows that most productivity gains in agriculture worldwide since the mid-20th century have come from concentrated and large-scale land use.\u003cbr\u003e This is because, in order to increase agricultural productivity, “a structure that allows technology to enter, room for tractors to turn, and continuous space for robots to move” are necessary.\u003cbr\u003e Brazil has achieved remarkable productivity gains since the 1960s, “49% of which is due to the expansion of business scale and the introduction of technology.” \u003cbr\u003eLooking at the major European countries, which are agricultural powerhouses today, the average cultivated area per farm (2020-2022) is incomparable to that of Korea.\u003cbr\u003e The Netherlands had 41.4 hectares, Germany 61 hectares, Denmark 83 hectares, and France 45 hectares. These countries increased the size of their farmland by two to five times through the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 1962 after the end of World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Japan, which has a similar agricultural structure to ours, also belatedly reorganized its agricultural land, which was dispersed among management entities, and increased it from 1.6 hectares in 2000 to 3.6 hectares as of 2024.\u003cbr\u003e This project is currently in progress.\u003cbr\u003e In contrast, the cultivated area per farm household in Korea only increased from 1 hectare in 1980 to 1.5 hectares in 2023.\u003cbr\u003e 70% of farms have less than 1 hectare, and their agricultural product sales are less than 10 million won per year. \u003cbr\u003eThere are loud calls to introduce cutting-edge technologies into the field to increase productivity, but as the author points out, \"smart agriculture, self-driving farm machinery, agricultural robots, AI—all these technologies don't work without a scale that ensures economic viability.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, Korea's distribution structure is often pointed out as the main culprit behind the rising prices of agricultural products, but the author believes that this too is a phenomenon that has emerged due to the lack of large-scale farms.\u003cbr\u003e The point is that \"harvesting, packaging, and transporting agricultural products from numerous small-scale farms inevitably increases distribution costs and necessitates complex distribution processes.\" \u003cbr\u003eTherefore, the author emphasizes that Korea's agriculture should implement policies to scale up, including measures such as \"incentivizing management entities that integrate adjacent farmland and introducing a land exchange\/adjustment system,\" and \"tracking management entities with 10 hectares or more and their concentration, and building a digital farmland map.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCan agriculture become the industry of the future?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Another key task for our agriculture is to create a structure that can “survive in the global market.”\u003cbr\u003e The author criticizes that our agriculture has been “government-led, income-preserving agriculture” so far.\u003cbr\u003e This is a sharp criticism that agriculture, which should be the bulwark of food security, has lost its growth momentum by relying solely on government support.\u003cbr\u003e The author defines the past 30 years of Korean agriculture as an 'era of agricultural loss.' \u003cbr\u003eIn fact, starting with the \"Rural and Fishing Village Structural Improvement Plan\" in 1992, 42 trillion won was invested in the agricultural sector over 10 years, and after the conclusion of the Uruguay Round negotiations, a response budget of over 100 trillion won was added, leading to a flood of support policies.\u003cbr\u003e However, during that period, the gap between farm income and urban income widened, the food self-sufficiency rate fell, and the aging and exodus of farmers worsened.\u003cbr\u003e Farmland prices have also risen to the highest levels in the world, making it difficult for young farmers to enter the market.\u003cbr\u003e Many farmers are “building their farming plans around government subsidies and support programs” as if it were a given, and the private business model has been weakened as public institutions provide seeds, microbial preparations, agricultural machinery, and technology free of charge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, agricultural and food companies in each country grew in size and expanded globally through private initiatives, quality standardization, long-term investment, and brand strategies. \u003cbr\u003eAgrovision, an American berry specialty agrifood company, has secured production sites in several countries in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, produces berries year-round, and has established a vertically integrated model from farm to distribution. Zespri, a cooperative corporation established directly by New Zealand farmers, has taken over the global kiwifruit market by integrating variety development, branding, and marketing.\u003cbr\u003e Sales in 2023-2024 are expected to reach $2.5 billion, equivalent to 25% of Korea's total agricultural and food product exports.\u003cbr\u003e The author criticizes that the driving force behind agricultural growth comes not from subsidies, but from autonomy in management and innovation.\u003cbr\u003e The argument is that only when the government steps back as a \"coordinator\" promoting innovation and an environment is created where the private sector can experiment and even fail can competitive agricultural and food companies emerge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, the author urges that we should no longer view agriculture as a traditional industry of “growing crops on small plots of land,” but rather focus on its potential as a future industry.\u003cbr\u003e Today, agriculture is evolving into a complex industry encompassing biotechnology, alternative foods, smart farming, advanced logistics, and international cooperation.\u003cbr\u003e He believes that, “Just as semiconductors are designed in the U.S. and manufactured by foundries in Asia, it would also be possible for food technology to be developed in advanced countries and production to be handled by fermentation and plant powerhouses like Korea.”\u003cbr\u003e This is a bold idea: \"If Korea establishes a Northeast Asian grain hub and utilizes that grain to create a biofoundry complex, it can go beyond being an agricultural and food powerhouse and become the center of a new future industry.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe author also emphasizes the need to consider how to create a “sustainable agricultural management entity.”\u003cbr\u003e For example, one option could be a model where corporate group management bodies hire young farmers.\u003cbr\u003e “Rather than young people borrowing money to become small farmers, they first get hired by a corporate group to gain skills and experience, and then gradually become independent.”\u003cbr\u003e This support policy “provides young people with stable jobs, helps them develop their skills in the process, and enables them to become independent by providing access to farmland and financial support when needed.”\u003cbr\u003e If this policy is successfully implemented, local agriculture will be revitalized and generational change will occur naturally.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWhat should we prepare?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Today, the world faces food security instability due to climate change, water depletion, soil erosion, and geopolitical crises. \u003cbr\u003eDeveloped countries are already moving quickly to prepare for food security through overseas agricultural investment, securing new food transport hubs (China), attracting global food company headquarters (Singapore's Olam Group and Wilmar International), and various legislative initiatives.\u003cbr\u003e The next crisis “is likely to come from an unprepared system.”\u003cbr\u003e The author examines overseas cases and suggests four food security strategies we need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e First, rice alone is not enough.\u003cbr\u003e A multi-layered stockpiling system is needed, including flour, cooking oil, and feed.\u003cbr\u003e We must manage key crops such as rice, wheat, and soybeans as security assets, and prepare an integrated monitoring system capable of monitoring not only public stockpiles but also private stockpiles.\u003cbr\u003e Second, we must strengthen our food information network and forecasting capabilities, integrating satellite, AI, and logistics data, to detect global trends in real time. \u003cbr\u003e“We need a ‘sensory organ’ that can monitor global food flows in real time, including estimates of global crop production, import and export trends, policy changes in major countries, and even bottlenecks in maritime logistics.” Third, food must be managed as a public good through price guarantees, public meals, local food, and food vouchers.\u003cbr\u003e Food is a matter of security and welfare.\u003cbr\u003e Fourth, it is dangerous to leave all income to a few countries.\u003cbr\u003e We must pursue international cooperation and import diversification by securing diverse supply routes and expanding agricultural ODA and cooperation with international organizations.\u003cbr\u003e We must begin investing with a vision for the future, from seeds and agricultural machinery to food processing, distribution, and smart farming technologies.\u003cbr\u003e (Pages 187-192)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To enhance the implementation of this food security strategy, ‘law’ is essential.\u003cbr\u003e The author emphasizes the need to establish a legal framework that encompasses everything from supply and demand stabilization in peacetime to crisis response and welfare linkages. \u003cbr\u003eJapan separated its response systems for peacetime and emergency situations through the \"Basic Law on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas\" and the \"Food Supply Emergency Measures Act,\" while France integrated its climate and food policies by including a food self-sufficiency goal in its \"Climate and Resilience Act.\"\u003cbr\u003e China will enact the \"Food Security Law\" in 2024 to manage the entire food cycle from production, distribution, storage, and welfare.\u003cbr\u003e In many countries today, food security is no longer a policy statement, but rather a legal obligation to be maintained on an ongoing basis.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Climate crisis, hyper-aging population, declining agricultural population… Can our current agriculture truly sustain our food supply? 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