Division of Role Between Central and Local Government on Agricultural Extension Service

농촌지도사업에 대한 국가와 지방자치단체간의 역할분담

Extension service in Korea has radical changes in accordance with local autonomy acts, 1994, and reformed rural development acts, 1995. According to these acts, the role of the central government is to arrange local extension service carried out by local extension office, to present basic plans on technical knowledge diffusion or farmers training to local government, and so on. Local extension office is a part of local government, and extension service is commited to the local government.