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Research Projects

Major Research Project

  • A Study on Developing Performance Indicators for National Dietary Education Policy
  • The Characteristics of Consumption in the Agro-food Export Market and Strategies for Increasing Exports
  • Improvement of Cultural Leisure Policy by Using Rural Cultural Resources
  • Senior-friendly Food Market and Its Vitalization
  • Current Status of Online Agricultural Marketing and Improvement Tasks
  • A Study on Enhancing the National Agri-food Assistance System for Low-income Households
  • Agricultural Water Demand Characteristics and Water Shortage Measures
  • Employment Status of Foreign Workers in Agriculture and Policy Tasks
  • A Study on Community Development Approaches in Rural Korea
  • Ways to Promote the Regional 6th Industrialization
  • Agro-Food Trade Strategies under Changing Patterns of Global Trade
  • Classification of Mountain Village Areas and Policy Tasks Focused on Terrain and Population Changes
  • Development of Smart Agriculture Coping with the 4th Industrial Revolution
  • Current Status and Challenges of the Biomaterial Industry in the Agricultural Sector
  • Policy Tasks to Improve the Profitability of Forest Management in Korea
  • Development Strategies for the Companion Animal Industry
  • How to Advance a Young Beginning Farmers Fostering System
  • Changes in Fruit Consumption Trends and Countermeasures of the Fruit Industry
  • Implementation Strategy for Enhancing Outcomes of ODA Technical Cooperation Projects in the Agricultural Sector
  • Economic Effects of Public R&D and Investment Demand in the Agricultural Sector
  • The Impact of the New Climate Regime on the Agriculture, Livestock and Food Sectors and Countermeasures (Year 1 of 2)
  • A Study on Enhancing the Direct Payment Schemes Based on Multi-Faceted Evaluation (Year 2 of 2)
  • Market Structure and Performance Analysis of the Imported Grain Processing Industries
  • A Study on Cooperation Policies to Attract Agricultural Investment into North Korea in the Future Reform and Opening Period of North Korea (Year 2 of 2)
  • The Current Status of Changes in Korean Rural Villages and Direction for Mid- and Long-term Development (Year 3 of 5)
  • The International Comparative Analysis of Agricultural Marketing System and Policy Improvement (Year 2 of 2)
  • A Study on Efficient Recycling of Agricultural and Livestock Wastes as Resources (Year 2 of 2)
  • Rural Prospects and Rural Development Strategies (Year 1 of 3)
  • A Study on Improving Dry-field Farming Competitiveness in Response to the Expansion of Market Opening (Year 3 of 3)
  • Strategy for Encouraging Investment in the Agricultural Sector for Future Growth of Korean Agriculture (Year 2 of 2)
  • Current Situation of Rural Social Cohesion and Policy Improvement Measures (Year 1 of 2)

Major Research Fields by Period

Major Research Fields by Period
2011 ~ 2015
  • Capability buildup and development of future growth engine for stable growth of agriculture
  • Construction of agro-food system for quality of life
  • Construction of livable rural society through revitalization
  • Coping with changes of internal and external conditions and crisis management enhancement
  • Restructuring of agricultural policy enforcement system for policy performance improvement
2006 ~ 2010

FTA negotiations, climate change & green growth, promotion & development of agro-food industry, elevation of farmers' quality of life, improvement of distribution system, policy visions for agriculture, development & cooperation for world agriculture, discovery and promotion of new engines of growth

2001 ~ 2005

Trade negotiations on rice, WTO/DDA and FTAs, North Korean and Chinese agriculture, rural policies of local governments, farm income safety, agricultural information, sustainable agriculture, food safety, agricultural exports, rural welfare, regional development

1996 ~ 2000

Evaluation of agricultural investment measures, agricultural cooperatives reform, the Comprehensive Plan for Rice Industry, direct payment measures, the enhancement of commodity competitiveness, fishery technology development, environment-friendly agriculture, agricultural outlook

1991 ~ 1995

UR trade negotiations, enhancing competitiveness, structural reform in agriculture and fishery, rural investment policies, farmland policy, agribusiness enterprises

1986 ~ 1990

Non-farm income, the comprehensive development plan for rural areas, farmland lease, wholesale market construction, farm household debts, rural welfare, development of mountainous areas

1980 ~ 1985

Food self-sufficiency and grain policy transformation, price measures for agricultural and fishery products, farm labor and mechanization, diversified farming

Direction of Research Projects

Major Research Fields by Period
2019
  • Research for the innovation and growth of agriculture and rural communities and for setting the medium- and long-term direction of agricultural policy
  • Research for stabilizing farm management and strengthening the public interest role of agriculture
  • Research for improving rural communities' capacity and the quality of rural life
  • Research for the stable supply of safe agro-food
  • Research for responding to changes in trade conditions and improving international agricultural cooperation
2018
  • Agricultural and rural research that leads the changes of the times
  • Research for strengthening agro-food safety and stabilizing farm management
  • Research for creating new growth engines of agriculture
  • Research for improving the quality of rural life and rural communities' capacity
  • Research for responding to changes in trade conditions and strengthening international cooperation
2017
  • Present a vision for agriculture and rural communities and the direction of agricultural policy
  • Enhance the agriculture and rural sector's ability to respond to crises, and strengthen the sector's social buffering function
  • Lay the foundation for the sustainable growth of the agricultural, forestry, livestock and food industries
  • Increase the quality of rural life and vitalize rural communities
  • Respond to the expansion of trade liberalization and improve international agricultural cooperation
2016
  • Forecast the medium- and long-term outlook for agriculture, rural communities and the food industry and set the direction of agricultural policy
  • Develop the agriculture and livestock sector into a future growth industry through creative innovation
  • Stabilize farmers' income and the supply and demand of agricultural and livestock products
  • Enhance farmer welfare and revitalize local communities
  • Respond to changes in domestic and foreign conditions and expand international agricultural cooperation
2015
  • Improve agricultural policy performance by creating an efficient policy implementation system
  • Expand the agricultural industry's new growth engines and enhance its competitiveness
  • Build a stable supply system of safe agro-food
  • Vitalize rural regions by raising the quality of life
  • Enhance the agricultural sector's ability to respond to changes in domestic and foreign conditions

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