Proposed Strategy to Enhance Support and Promotion of Leading Farms

우수농업경영체 발굴육성 전략의 발전적 제언

  • Kim, Sa-Gyun (Farm Management & Information Bureau, Rural Development Administration) ;
  • Choe, Young-Chan (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2005.12.31

Abstract

The "leading farms" or "superior management farms" were relatively capable to overcome various limitations in rapidly changing agricultural environment and economic conditions, and quick to adopt agricultural management innovations and accomplish more compared to the other farms in shorter durations. The farmers from these "leading farms" were innovative and dynamic, and endowed with potentials to be the core leaders in rural society. Their adaptability created a difference and worthy of emulations. The purpose of this research was to propose a policy to develop, promote and sustain these leading farms. There were some problems in communication structures and in implementing agricultural policies for upbringing leading farmers. In coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry(MAF) and Rural Development Administration (RDA), this article attempted to come up with workable strategies to solve these problems affecting the leading farms.

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