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Securing the Growth Base of Livestock Industry in Response to Workforce Shifts
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AuthorSong, Woojin
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Publication Date2026.01.23
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Purpose of Research
○ This study focuses on the following three areas in response to changes in the workforce structure. First, it presents efficient utilization plans for livestock facilities slated for closure and those already abandoned. It specifies models for ‘succession, sale, and lease’ to connect idle facility resources, resulting from aging farmers and a lack of successors, to new entrant young farmers or existing farmers seeking expansion. Furthermore, for long-term abandoned facilities, it proposes utilization plans and reversion plans to create a virtuous cycle for these resources. Second, it examines strategies to expand the adoption of smart livestock farming using ICT. It analyzes policy support measures and tasks to accelerate the dissemination of smart livestock technologies—which are key to improving productivity, optimizing animal management, and solving odor and biosecurity issues—and to increase their on-site application. Through this, it seeks strategies for the technological advancement of the livestock industry. Third, it derives measures for securing new farmers. To fundamentally address the problems of aging and labor shortages and to improve the quality of the livestock labor force, it comprehensively reviews improvement plans to support the stable entry and successful settlement of the younger generation into the livestock industry.
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