Technology Cooperation Bureau of RDA

The 5^thKorea- Caribbean Forum 2017

Ryu, Kyoung Yul, Ph.D.

Technology Cooperation Bureau of RDA

Mission of RDA

Enhancement of agricultural competitiveness

for the market

Enhancing farmer’s welfare

and vitalizing rural economy

Sharing experience and

technology to devel. countries Stable supply of

food for people

About RDA

Administrator

Deputy Administrator

Planning &

Coordination Office

Research Policy

Bureau Extension Service Bureau

Technology Cooperation

Bureau

National Institute of Agricultural Science (NAS)

National Institute of Crop Science (NICS)

National Institute of

Horticultural and Herbal Science (NIHHS)

National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS)

Spokesperson

Audit & Inspection Office

Personnel : 1,847

Budget (’17) : US$ 834 M (R&D 82%, Operational Expenses 18%)

Inauguration April 1, 1962 (Suwon)  Sept. 15, 2014 (Jeonju)

Organizational Structure Headquarters(4 Bureaus), 4 National Institutes

National Institute of Agricultural Sciences National Institute of Crop Science

Rural Development Administration

Operation System

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 19 National agenda program-based

 Indoor and Collaborative system with universities, research institutes &

industries

 Technology transfer at Region-specific

- connected with PRDA for dissemination thru on-farm research

Foundation(FACT)

Practical Outcome Industrial Outcome

Farmer’s Field

Cooperative System of RDA

Recognized by FAO for the most effective system of “R&D- Tech. dissemination network”(1985)

Outcome of Agricultural R&D

Rank Outcome

1 ’Tong-il‘ rice 2 Electronic Telephone

Exchanger(TDX)

3 Code Division Multiple Acc ess(CDMA)

4 Memory Semiconductor 5 Korean standard nuclear

reactors

No. Achievements Organization

1 “Tong-il” rice RDA

2 Electronic Telephone Exchanger(TDX) Electronics and Telecom, Research Institute

3 Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Electronics and Telecom, Research Institute

4 Memory semiconductor Electronics and Telecom, Res. Ins., Samsung electronics, etc.

5 Korean standard nuclear reactor Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

6 Core tech. for ship design Korea Ocean R& D Institute

7 Korean high-speed train Korea Railroad Research Institute

8 Medical application of cyclotron Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute

9 Launch of Arirang-2 Korea Aerospace Research Institute

10 Commercialized FINEX POSCO

R&D Agenda System

Sustainable Development of Agri-Business thru Innovation of Agricultural Tech.

Vision

Rural Environment, Bio Resources,

Agri-Product Safety Climate Change Food Security

Stable Food Production, Horticultural & Herbal Crops

Livestock Industry Agricultural Business Environmentally Friendly Agriculture, Energy Saving

Biotech.

Convergence Core Tech.

Implemented 19 Agenda

Major R&D Fields of RDA

Enhancement of competitiveness and increase vitality of rural area through the 6^thindustrialization Future growth and export industrialization through high-tech. convergence for the 4^thindustrial revolution

 Apply high tech.

(ICT, Automation, RT)

 Green bio-tech.

 Increase added value by the 6th Industrialization

 Cope with FTA

Export & Global Cooperation

 Support tech.

for agricultural exports

 International Cooperation

Lively Agriculture

& Farm Village

 Disseminate new tech.

 Nurture young farmers

 Improve quality of farmer’s life Future Growth

Agricultural tech.

Enhancement of Agricultural

Competitiveness

Future Growth : Automation & Precision

Pest Control using Drone Spreader

Strawberry Picking Robot Unmanned Sowing Helicopter

Convergence : Bio-material & Biotech .

Enhancement of Agri. Competitiveness

Development of new materials & value added

Processing

Conver gence

Medical material

(Silk artificial eardrum)

Functional Food

(Powder for diabetes)

Silk Product

(for Clothes)

Artificial bone

Ex)Development of medical materials using silk

-(Market scale) (‘11) US$ 153 million →(‘15)727 →1,636 -(No. of farm household)(‘13) 384→(‘16)86

Role Model

(Value added)

(Tooth patch)

Export : Quality and Market Competitiveness

 Improvement of export competitiveness for global market

- High-quality technology of Korean beef and horticultural products - Food safety-related quarantine and market access of agro-products - Production chain with low cost and high efficiency

 Promotion of value-added Korean agricultural products

- Brand royalty and license for export to global market

* strawberry, chrysanthemum, orchid, rose and kiwi

<Hanwoo beef > <Hydroponic ginseng> <Baekma> <Halla Gold>

RDA Global Network

Bilateral or Multilateral cooperation : 47 countries

 Establishment of overseas labs (RAVL) and dispatching seconded scientists

- 5 countries or institution : USA (ARS), China (CAAS), Netherlands (Wageningen UR), IRRI, Worldveg

* RAVL : RDA-Abroad Virtual Laboratory

 Joint projects in 2017: 18 Countries, 86 Projects

Sharing technologies with partners : ODA

OECD DAC(2009) : responsibility for International Society

to improve food production, achieve sustainable agriculture and enhance extension services

→ Share Korea’s knowledge & experience on the

development of agricultural technology & extension

KOPIA : Korea Program on International Agriculture

FACI : Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiatives

- Continental multilateral cooperation programs - A bilateral cooperation program

 Mission : Share Korea’s knowledge & experience on the development of agricultural technology & extension

Enhancement of agri. productivity in partner countries

 Move away from temporary support, and cooperate sustainably to create success stories by building KOPIA centers

KOPIA : Korea Program on

International

KOPIA

• Development of locally-adaptable technology through demo-farm projects, genetic resources

• Operating Training program : Food crop, Horticulture, Livestock etc.

• Established 20 KOPIA center in Asia(9), Africa(6) and Latin America(5)

Partnership for Success

Objective

Joint development, transferring and disseminating of customized and localized agricultural technologies to increase agricultural

productivity and farmers’ income Partner country will support

- ’In-kind Contribution’s such as KOPIA office, experimental field, laboratory facilities and equipment

- Administrative staff

- Administrative support in visa issuance RDA will support

- Whole budget for agricultural technology cooperation projects (ATCP) - Dispatch Resident Director, research assistants, experts, and

scientists

- Training and education for scientists, officials, farmers, etc.

- Minimal of required research facilities and equipments Successful Results

“Constant & intensive management of agricultural technology cooperation projects will bring more successful and mutually benefited results.”

Objective

Partner Country

RDA

Successful Results

KOPIA Centers In the World

Africa

Kenya Algeria Ethiopia Uganda Senegal Zimbabwe

Latin America

Asia

Vietnam Myanmar Uzbekistan Cambodia Philippines Sri Lanka Thailand Mongolia Lao PDR Paraguay

Bolivia Ecuador

Dominican Republic Nicaragua

Strategies of KOPIA

01

- Focus on priority research project for the partner country and Korean variety adaptability test - Develop and select project by forming Joint Research Project Committee

Promote small scale pilot projects (disseminate excellent technologies) - Provide demo farm centered education and education for related staff - Develop joint projects with international organizations

Apply the local based technology (proliferation of technology performance)

- Consulting with Government ODA related offices for “Orchestrated Project”

- Promote joint projects with international organizations

step 02

step 03

step 04

- PMC (Project Management Consultancy) - M&E (Management and Evaluation)

KOPIA Paraguay Center

 Multiplication and increase in cultivation area for superior sesame seed

 Introduction of sesame line from Korea → Registration of variety as ‘IPTA-KO-7’

 Annual seed multiplication : (‘16) 2,700kg→ (‘17) 4,500→ (‘18) 20,000

 Annual increase in cultivation area : (‘16) 300ha→ (‘17) 1,600 → (‘18) 6,000

 Increase in sesame productivity : 600 kg/ha → 825 kg/ha (38%) in 2016

 Increase in farmer’s income : $436/ha → $785/ha (80%) in 2016

[Variety registration form ] [IPTA-KO-7] [Opening ceremony of pilot village]

KOPIA Bolivia Center

Establishment of seed potato production system

 Production of basic seed through hydroponics and propagation of potato at INIAF - 38kg (‘15. 8) → 425kg (‘15. 12) → 4. 98ton (‘16. 7)

 Donation of automation greenhouse to INIAF - Size : 537.6m²

[Potato hydroponics ] [Completion ceremony of greenhouse] [Sowing quinoa using a seed drill]

Increasing the quinoa productivity

 Development of high density planting and laborsaving through a seed drill - Replacement 1 seed drill of 10 workers & Seeding intervals: 20cm

KOPIA Ecuador Center

Development of massive producing technology of seed potato

 2016: Production of 50,400 and 158,000 tubers through hydroponic and aeroponic

 2017: Production of 70,200 and 98,400 tubers through hydroponic and aeroponic

[Seed potato production through hydroponics ] [Cultivation of avocado grafts]

Production and dissemination of avocado grafts

 Selection of ‘National’ as scion and ‘Fuerte and Hass’ as stock

 Production 10,000 avocado grafts and dissemination to farmer’s union

KOPIA Dominican republic Center

Development of biological control of Huanglongbing(HLB) in Citrus

 Isolation culture of 4 pathogenic bacterium including Hirsutella spp.

 Carrying on the field test through planting of insect repelling plant ‘Oregano’

[Oregano planting between Citrus ] [Cross section of radish]

Adaptability test and selection of Korean vegetables

 Selection of ‘Heukkeumjang’ variety as leek and radish

 No occurrence of pithiness in case Korean radish as physiological disorder

Kor Dom.

[Adaptability test of Korean vegetables ]

KOPIA Nicaragua Center

MOU and Opening ceremony of KOPIA Nicaragua center

 Date of agreement for MOU : March 28^th, 2017

- Parties of agreement: RDA, Korea ↔ Nicaragua government

 Date of opening ceremony : December 6^th, 2017

[MOU for installation of KOPIA center ] [Experimental area of rice]

Performance and sign of two technical cooperation project(TCP)

 Project 1.Development of technology for improving productivity of rice

2.Development of technology for improving productivity of tomato and pepper

[Holding of the advisory committee ]

 Mission : Initiate cooperative action to increase agri. productivity of small-sized farms in Central and South America (13 member countries)

 Established in Sept. 2014

: Ministerial-level participated to sign MOUs

KoLFACI : Korea-Latin America Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative

 2017 : 5 projects with 12 countries

<KoLAFACI established (2014, Sept.)>

<1^stGeneral Assembly (2014, Sept.)>

 Partnering organizations:

- Instituto Interamericano de Cooperacion para la Agricultura (IICA) - Centro International de la Papa (CIP)

- Tropical Agriculture Research and Higher Center

<On-site evaluation (by Salvadoran Minister)>

KoLFACI

Establishment of Advanced Postharvest Quality Management model for Horticultural Crop

1. Reduction of postharvest loss for major agricultural crops

2. Performance of technology dissemination and training program

3. Publication of postharvest standard manual for agricultural major crops

Establishment of the Latin American Soil Information System

Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay (7 members)

1. Publication of soil survey standard manual

2. Performance enhancement of database on soil chemical properties

2017 KoLFACI projects

1

Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru (8 members)

2

Demonstration on the Improvement of Rice Productivity through an Optimum Water Management in Irrigated Rice

1. Selection of 1~2 promising rice cultivars based on yield stability from field test 2. Installation of the optimum water management in farmers’ fields

3. Publication of water management technology manual on rice productivity improvement

Improvement of Soil Cultivation Environments through Efficient Utilization of Organic and Biological Fertilizers Bolivia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,

Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay (8 members)

1. Organic and biological fertilizers production manual (brochure)

2. Achievements on demonstration field inputs through application of organic and bio fertilizer 3. Soil management farming textbooks on crop cultivation methods and fertilization prescription

3

Bolivia, Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru (8 members)

4

2017 KoLFACI projects

Enhancement of cacao production through the use of improved germplasm and selected climate smart agricultural practices

1. Introduction of improved germplasm into the farms 2. Application of a technical package

3. A regional net of validation plots

4. Develop, publish and disseminate a publication summarizing the experiences

5

Co-project between KoLFACI and CATIE

Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Rep., Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru (8 members)

2017 KoLFACI projects

Enhancement of rice productivity by improving water management

Increase in crop productivity by fertilizing the proper organic compounds

 Establishment of organic fertilizer supply system for each member countries - Production in sesame crops increased by 13% (in Nicaragua)

- Distributed the technical manuals on organic fertilizer making and it use

[Testing of irrigation system ] [Fertilizer assistance and Education]

 Development of irrigation systems with increasing productivity and profitability - Increase in rice production : 3.8 → 8.0 MT/ha (in Bolivia)

Technical assistance to small producers of cacao by Farmer Field School

- Developed 39 field school facilitators and establishment of 3 nurseries of cacao through the execution of farmer field schools ( in Honduras)