To improve the quality of livestock products, RDA is conducting research on the development of forage crops and year-round cropping system. The cultivation of ‘Greenbarley’ on the farmland during winter is expanding along with the improvement of processing and utilization of forage, through which farmer’s income increases by 30% and the consumers are able to enjoy the best quality...

The development of grafting robot, and vegetable planting machine have activated the productivity enhancement of vegetables. RDA is also investing in research on the environment-friendly weeding robot, electronic control system of rice transplanter, and unmanned helicopter. Information Technology (IT), Biotechnology (BT) and Nano Technology (NT) are being merged to develop the ...

To conserve the environment and produce safe agricultural products, the efforts to improve soil fertility have been made, especially through increases in green manure crop cultivation, to pursue the paradigm of ‘Low Carbon, Green Growth’. RDA has developed the disease prevention technology in the environment-friendly manner by employing natural enemies, microorganism and natural materials.

Currently, the demand for consultancy to address complicated farming issues such as insects, diseases, growth disorders and damages on agricultural commodities has been rapidly increasing. A group of RDA experts, called “Green Technology Field Supporters”, has visited and solved most of the problems in the farmers field. Also the hot-line service for farmers has been provided at 1544-8572. The ...

‘Industry-Academy-Government-Research Cooperation’ has promoted the cultivation and dissemination of Korean varieties of strawberry, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose and kiwi (Actinidia chinensis) and their export to Japan, China, and Hongkong. By 2012, more Korean products including rose, strawberry, mushroom and kiwi will be developed and the support for export will be strengthened.

RDA has been striving for the technological cooperation with international organizations and resource rich countries. Joint research and international symposia, joined by world-renown scholars, have been conducive to the development of cuttingedged technologies. The Administration has sent its researchers to international institutes for mutual collaboration and also trained foreign experts. It also joined...