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A Proposal for Promotion of Research Activities by Analysis of KOSEF's Basic Research Supports in Agricultural Sciences  

Min, Tae-Sun (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF))
Choi, Hyung-Kyoon (College of Pharmacy, Chung-Ang University)
Kim, Seong-Yong (Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM))
Bai, Sung-Chul (College of Fisheries Sciences, Pukyong National University (PKNU))
Kim, Yoo-Yong (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
Yang, Moon-Sik (College of Natural Sciences, Chonbuk National University)
Chung, Bong-Hyun (Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB))
Hwang, Joon-Young (Korea Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF))
Han, In-Kyu (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University)
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Applied Biological Chemistry / v.48, no.1, 2005 , pp. 23-33 More about this Journal
Abstract
Agricultural sciences field in South Korea has many strong points such as numerous researchers, establishment of research infra-structure, excellence in research competitiveness and high technological level. However, there are also many weaknesses including insufficient leadership at related societies and institutes, deficiency of the next generation research group, and insufficiency in research productivity. There are many opportunities including increasing the importance of the biotechnological industry, activating international cooperation researches, and exploring the multitude of possible research areas to be studied. However, some threats still exist, such as pressure from the government of developed countries to open the agricultural market, the decrease of specialized farms, and intensification for researches to gratify economic and social demands. To encourage research activities in the agricultural sciences field in Korea, the following actions and systems are required: 1) formulation of a mid- and a long-term research master plan, 2) development of a database on the man power in related fields, 3) activation of top-down research topics, and associated increase of individual research grants, 4) development of special national programs for basic researches in agricultural sciences, 5) organization of a committee for policy and planning within the related societies, and 6) system development for the fair evaluation of the research results.
Keywords
agricultural sciences; basic science; research activities; research program; KOSEF;
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