On November 23, the Korea Rural Economic Institute published the first issue of KREI Nongjung Focus (Agricultural Policy Focus, Korean). 

 The publication, which analyzes major trends and policy issues of agriculture and rural affairs, featured an in-depth analysis of the kimchi market in 2011 and its outlook. 

 The institute plans to take a lead in the discussion of agricultural and rural issues by continuously finding pending issues and publishing in-depth reports with policy suggestions.