Research Reports
Social Farming in Rural Korea and Policy Direction
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AuthorKim, Jeongseop
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Publication Date2017.12.30
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Original
Background of Research
Social Farming means all activities that use agricultural resources in order to promote social inclusion in rural areas. Increased focus on social farming and the recent discussions in Korea drives this research. The study aims to delve deeply into the current status of social farming in rural Korea and draw some policy implications.
Method of Research
Three types of methods were used. Previous studies on other countries and Korea were reviewed to explore concepts and cases of social farming. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to analyze on the practices of social farming in rural Korea. Also, Q-method was chosen for gaining information on perception of stakeholders involved in social farming. On the basis of these analyses, this study derived some implications for policy makers and researchers to consider when they design policies.
Research Results and Implications
The study defined social farming as practices that utilize agricultural resources to pursue social inclusion according to the literature reviews and case studies. In addition, ‘social inclusion’, ‘social innovation’ and ‘social economy’ were considered as explaining the main characteristics of social farming.
Based on the results, this study deduced the following implications. Firstly, it is asked to determine the range of policy sectors to effectively counter further development. Second, it is suggested to be operated on the cooperative. Third, it is required to establish linkage with the health care systems. Last but not least, it is necessary to be circumspect to make ineffective qualifications or policy regulations.
Researchers: Kim JeongSeop, An Sok, Lee JungHae, Kim KyungIn
Research Period: 2017. 3. ~ 2017. 9.
E-mail address: jskkjs@krei.re.kr
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