search our site     home > key topics > international agriculture   korea With a small arable land base, the Korean peninsula relies heavily on agricultural imports. Rapid economic growth has stimulated demand for high-value agricultural products. ERS economists analyze Korea's agricultural production, consumption, trade, and policies. related briefing rooms - offer an indepth discussion synthesizing ERS research South Korea feature Structural Change and Agricultural Protection: Costs of Korean Agricultural Policy, 1975 and 1990 provides an overview of South Korea's agricultural policy goals and outcomes in a period of rapid economic development. Protection of agriculture skewed farmers' choices of crops and tended to retain labor in agriculture (and out of manufacturing and services), resulting in misallocation of resources. Despite the sharp decline of agriculture's importance in Korea's general economy, high import barriers continued, incurring greater costs to the economy in 1990 than in 1975. web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov updated: April 24, 2002  Also at ERS... latest publications (all) • Amber Waves, June 2004 • Where Will Demographics Take the Asia-Pacific Food System? • International Evidence on Food Consumption Patterns latest data products (all) • International Food Consumption Patterns resources • Contact an ERS Expert • Calendar of Releases services • Receive E-mail Updates • E-mail This Page • Translate This Page

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