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Analysis on the exit strategy of ODA for sustainability: a case study from the Greenbelt Plantation Project of Mongolia

  • Kim, Ki Hyun;Kim, Se Bin
    • Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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    • v.47 no.3
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    • pp.425-435
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    • 2020
  • Official development assistance (ODA) projects are conducted under the auspices of donor countries and on the principle of time-limited implementation for economic development and welfare improvement in a host country. Exit strategies on how to end official assistance are therefore crucial. Sudden economic recession in a donor country could lead to the suspension of ODA projects, which would affect diplomatic relations and project outcomes. Further, exit strategies can help continue the original project and create links with other ODA projects. This study shows how to employ exit strategies in the Korea-Mongolia Greenbelt Plantation Project and has implications for sustainability of development assistance. Exist strategies were not taken into consideration initially. In the course of implementation and management transfer upon the completion of plantation, various facets were considered later on in developing exit strategies. An ideal exit strategy is to reach the extent to which a host country no longer needs official assistance or has capacity of project implementation on its own. A year-by-year transfer of planted areas can be a phase-over strategy. The Korea Forest Service fulfilled transparent cooperation with Mongolian local governments, established appropriate arrangements with stakeholders, secured institutional and financial foundation for follow-up management by a host country, and realized predictability, responsibility, and sustainability. As a local institution, the plantation technology management center has been established for follow-up activities such as the introduction of agro-forestry. When the Korea Forest Service designed an urban forest project as an exit strategy, sustainability was ensured, which has implications in implementing other ODA projects.

Current status of Myanmar food industry and reinforcement of Korea-Myanmar mutual cooperation through TASK project (미얀마 식품산업 현황과 TASK 사업을 통한 한-미얀마 상호협력 강화)

  • Hong, Seok-In
    • Food Science and Industry
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    • v.55 no.3
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    • pp.326-336
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    • 2022
  • Since the food industry, including the agricultural production, is the largest industrial sector in Myanmar, the Myanmar government and industry have a strong willingness to develop the food manufacturing industry despite the limitations of investment, production and technological level. Particularly, the Myanmar government recognizes that the agricultural product-based food industry is an essential element for national economic growth, and is promoting various policy efforts for the industrial development. Therefore, the overall status of the food industry in Myanmar has been reviewed in this study. Also, the TASK (Technology Advice and Solutions from Korea) project in the food processing sector as an ODA (official development assistance) program has been specifically addressed in order to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Korea and Myanmar in the near future.

Economic Evaluation of ODA Project - A Case of Poultry Farm in Uganda - (우간다 양계부문 ODA 사업의 농가단위 경제성 평가)

  • Yang, Heon-Yong;Seo, Il-Hwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.67-79
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    • 2020
  • As globalization, international cooperation has grown in importance. In accordance with this trend, Korea has been receiving high demands from international organizations about expanding the scale of Official Development Assistance(ODA) in line with its improved national status. In addition, in the economic aspect of Korea, the ODA project is expected to provide new growth opportunities in the mid- to long-term by promoting cooperation with developing countries. Uganda is an area with high strategic value due to good agricultural conditions and favorable geographical conditions. The poultry industry is a business that is generally carried out to the Ugandan, but due to economic problems such as initial investment cost, most of them have raised poultry on a small scale which is not enough for main income. This paper proposes the construction and operation plan of adapting to small poultry farms in the village-intensive type to sustainable income for residents in Uganda through ODA project in Korea's agricultural technology. The economic feasibility was analyzed from the long-term perspective when the initial construction cost was supported or not and the poultry species ratio was adjusted in terms of initial and operating costs. Economic analysis was performed using Net Present Value(NPV) method. As of after 10 years, when operating in the form of shifting kuroiler to layers, it was estimated to earn about 700,000 ugx more than when only kuroiler is raised, and it is able to reduce about 14 million ugx from the initial cost than when only raising layers. As of 20 years, the most profitables scenario was the breeding of 100 kuroilers and 400 layers methods. however, this case was anlayzed to be unsuitable for Uganda farmers, with initial costs more than three times higher than the shifting method of the kuroiler to layers. If the initial construction cost is supported by ODA project, the initial investment cost can be recovered in the first year with the shifting method, whereas raising only layers take two years to recoup the cost. In the meantime, when studying livestock industry in Uganda, it was examined by relying on statistical data, but this paper is meaningful in that it predicted how much it is economically effective based on field experience.

Trade-Development Partnership between South Korea and the Developing Countries via ODA for the TBT/SPS-related issues of Agro-fisheries & Food Goods (수입 농수산식품 검사·인증 분야에 있어서 ODA를 활용한 개도국과의 상생무역협력 방안)

  • Jung, Moo-sup;Shin, Won-kyu
    • Korea Trade Review
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    • v.44 no.2
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    • pp.287-305
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    • 2019
  • The export of agricultural, fisheries, and food products acts as an engine of growth for developing countries in particular. However, exporting these items is easier said than done since issues of certification and inspection, so-called technical barriers to trade (TBT) and sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS), in developed markets have worked as major obstacles for exports. This paper examines the institutional aspects and recent trends of South Korea's TBT/SPS-related cases against exporting firms of the developing countries. We suggest a win-win partnership model that can promote cooperative synergies between Korea and developing employing trade-related technical cooperation or ODA (Official Development Aid). Technical cooperation such as the provision of on-spot field consulting services on TBT/SPS-related issues for exporting firms and Korean OEM firms of developing countries can lead to mutual gains. This cooperative partnership can create gains from "the trade-development nexus" for both sides while promoting sustainable trade and investment relationships between Korea and developing countries.

Design of a prototype room for graft-taking enhancement of grafted seedlings using artificial lighting (인공광을 이용한 접목묘 활착촉진실의 시작품 설계)

  • 김용현
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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    • 1999.07a
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    • pp.112-117
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    • 1999
  • 과채류 재배에서 접목은 연작장해를 방지하고, 내병성 또는 내서성을 강화시킨 건묘의 생산 뿐만 아니라 식물의 조기생육 촉진 및 과실의 상품성 향상을 위해서 육묘 과정에 반드시 필요한 작업단계로서, 과채류의 종류 또는 재배농가의 접목 기술 상태에 따라 호접, 삽접, 할접, 핀접 등 여러 가지 접목방법이 사용되고 있다(도부와 판목, 1990; Oda, 1995). (중략)

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Agricultural Status of Lam Dong Province in Vietnam and the Strategy for Korea-Vietnam ODA International Cooperation Program in Agriculture (베트남 람동성의 농업현황 및 한-벳 ODA 농업협력사업 전략)

  • Cho, Joon-Hyeong;Jang, Hye-Ri;Lim, Jong-Min;Lee, Sok-Young;Kim, Wan-Seok
    • Journal of the Korean Society of International Agriculture
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    • v.23 no.5
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    • pp.465-474
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    • 2011
  • Agricultural environment of Lam Dong province, which is located in central highland area, is totally different from that of other lower areas in Vietnam. In Lam Dong province, abundant plant resources were naturally grown such as pine trees, taxus, and wild orchids, which can grow in high mountainous area. In Lam Dong, the field proportion of perennial crops was higher than that of annual crops. However, the field proportion and yields of vegetables were highest among the all cultivated crops, estimating 38% (36,552ha) and 72% (993,082MT), respectively. Especially in Da Lat, vegetables, flowers, orchids, and industrial crops were mainly produced because this area is geographically close to Ho Chi Minh city. And also in Da Lat, 64% (8,447ha) and 36% (4,777ha) of farm fields were used for producing annual and perennial crops, respectively, and the yields of fresh vegetables in this area was estimated to 213,478MT which was 21.5% of the whole yields in Lam Dong province. Thus Korea, Taiwan, Japan, France, and Holland have invested to agriculture in Da Lat for producing and exporting flowers, vegetables, and tea. In 2009, flower cultivation area of Da Lat was over 55% in Lam Dong province and average amount of values were 9,781 million USD, which was higher than that of al other crops. Thus following strategies could be suggested for the development of agriculture in Lam Dong province. The first, agricultural cooperation with Da Lat, Lam Dong, should be characterized to horticulture and floriculture, followed by supporting both appropriate R&D techniques and equipments. And then agricultural system should be made in relationship with the local companies. Finally, agricultural cooperation program should be conducted toward the direction for both donor and recipient countries.

Impact of Fertilizer Subsidy Program on Agricultural Productivity in Ghana (가나 비료 보조금 제도의 농업 생산성 증대 효과에 대한 공간적 분석)

  • KUGBADZOR, James;JEONG, Jaewon;KIM, Seung Gyu
    • Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.13-20
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구는 가나의 비료 보조금 정책(Fertilizer subsidy program: FSP)의 농업 생산성에 대한 영향을 분석하였다. 가나의 군(district) 지역 수준의 농업 생산량 및 투입요소에 대한 자료를 사용하여, FSP 도입 이전과 FSP 도입 이후의 농업 생산성을 계측하였다. 지역적으로 상이한 수준의 농업 생산성을 반영하기 위한 지리적가중회귀(GWR)모형을 사용하여 계측의 오류를 줄이고 공간이질성을 고려하였다. 추정 결과를 바탕으로 ArcMap을 이용하여 생산성을 지도로 시각화 한 자료를 살펴보면, FSP 도입 이후 농업 생산성이 전반적으로 개선되었으며 그 중에서도 생산성이 크게 향상된 지역을 특정할 수 있다. 이러한 공간적 변화는 FSP의 지역적 할당의 효율성 증진을 위한 의사결정 자료로 이용 가능하며, 국내 ODA 추진기관에서 농업 지도 및 지원을 위해 유용한 정보로 사용할 수 있다.

Factors Influencing the National Agricultural Advisory Service in Uganda: Domestic and International Context (우간다 농촌지도사업의 국내외적인 영향 요인 고찰)

  • Cho, Gyoung-Rae;Kang, Youn-Hwa;Koh, Young-Kon
    • Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.221-232
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    • 2015
  • In Uganda, the National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAADS) is responsible for agricultural advisory and extension services of the country. NAADS is a semi-autonomous public agency under the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) accounted for 45% of the MAAIF total budget. It aims to have a decentralized farmer owned/controlled agricultural advisory service system with increasing participation of the private sector. NAADS is greatly influenced by the extension framework of Neuchatel Group comprising representatives from the cooperation agencies and Official Development Assistance (ODA) donor countries. At the initial stage of the program, only 7 districts promoted the initiative and eventually spread out all over the country afterwards. These initiatives greatly contribute to the agricultural development and increase the farmers' income by 42-53%. However, due to the political intervention, the original goal was manipulated and criticized with briberies and corruption. Recently, the government of Uganda is considering a way to unify the agricultural advisory and extension services under the government programs.

Economic Value Estimation of Agricultural ODA Projects Using Contingent Valuation Method : Focused on the KOPIA of Rural Development Administration (조건부가치측정법을 활용한 공적개발원조의 경제적 가치 추정: 농촌진흥청 해외농업기술개발사업(KOPIA)을 중심으로)

  • Moon, Kwang-Min
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.21 no.5
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    • pp.548-560
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    • 2021
  • This study estimates the amount of willingness to pay of the general public by applying the contingent value method to the Korea Program for International cooperation in Agricultural technology(KOPIA), a representative project of the Rural Development Administration. Prior to measuring the amount of willingness to pay for the KOPIA project, a survey of the perception of agriculture and rural areas and respondents' basic perception of public development assistance showed a positive perception of official development assistance in general. In particular, many respondents said that aid from the international community in the past contributed to Korea's economic and social development along with the importance of the international community helping the poor in underdeveloped countries. As a result of estimating the acceptance probability regression model by including the public awareness as a variable, the higher the income of the respondents and the more positive the perception of public development aid, the higher the amount of willingness to pay. The average annual payment amount per household derived from the acceptance probability regression model was estimated to be about 30,729 won.Based on the results of this analysis, several policy implications related to the public development aid policy of Korea were presented.

Oral Administration of Phosphorylated Dextran Regulates Immune Response in Ovalbumin-Immunized Mice

  • Nagasawa, Chiho;Nishimura-Uemura, Junko;Tohno, Masanori;Shimosato, Takeshi;Kawai, Yasushi;Ikegami, Shuji;Oda, Munehiro;Saito, Tadao;Kitazawa, Haruki
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.106-115
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    • 2010
  • Phosphorylated dextran (P-Dex) is an acidic polysaccharide that functions as an immune adjuvant. P-Dex is known to regulate immune response by maintaining a balance between Th1 and Th2 cells in vitro, and thus may also be important in the control of allergic reactions. In the current study, we report the optimum conditions required for the efficient phosphorylation of dextran without toxicity. We found that when dextran was heated at 160${^{\circ}C}$ for 24 h in phosphate buffer (pH 5.0), the resulting P-Dex demonstrated the highest phosphorus content (6.8%). We also report that P-Dex enhances mitogenic activity in mouse splenocytes and induces expression of CD69 and CD86 on the surface of B cells and dendritic cells (DC) in vitro. Oral administration of P-Dex to ovalubmin (OVA)-immunized mice was found to reduce antigen-induced cell proliferation and suppress the expression of CD86 on Th2-inducing DC via exogenous OVA stimulation. P-Dex was also found to increase IL-10 expression in the splenocytes of treated mice. These findings suggest that oral administration of P-Dex increases immunological tolerance and improves the specificity of immunological response to specific antigens.