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Analysis on the Effectiveness of Environmental-friendly Agriculture Rearing Project  

Hyeon, Byeong-Keun (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Son, Yeon-Kyu (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Jeong, Sug-Jae (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Song, Kwan-Cheol (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Kim, Lee-Yeol (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Kim, Sun-Kwan (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Kwak, Han-Kang (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology)
Publication Information
Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer / v.39, no.2, 2006 , pp. 53-58 More about this Journal
Abstract
The Korean Ministry of Agricultural & Forestry(MAF) has designated some model areas and has supported financially to encourage sustainable farming under the environment-friendly agriculture rearing project(EARP) since 1995. This study was conducted to diagnose the project and to find ways to improve the effectiveness of EARP. The 18 areas (823 ha) such as Gyeonggi-Do, Gangwon-Do, Chungcheongbuk-Do, Chungcheongnam-Do, and Jeju-Do of 32 areas under EARP in 2004 were examined. Most of the practices implemented in EARP areas were not practical for sustainable agriculture except some equipments and facilities. It was thought that practical technologies for sustainable agriculture were more essential than equipments and facilities to improve the effectiveness of EARP. And area-specific technologies are needed to decrease environmental pollution. For example, liquefied slurry application and duck-rice farming in paddy fields near a watershed could increase the possibility of water pollution by nutrient outflow. Soil characteristics were important factors that could affect the effect of practices on environment conservation. Woodchip application and subsoil crash were not effective in coarse-textured soils. It was recommended that every practices under EARP should be re-examined in the light of the effects on environment before implementation and be evaluated by experts after completion.
Keywords
Environmental-friendly agriculture rearing project; Soil condition; Project contents;
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