Kwon Taek-Ryoun, Ph.D.
Technology Cooperation Bureau, RDA
Transformation from a hopeless nation to a country of hope
2000s 1950s-60s
Rural Development Administration
Established in 1962
Located to a new campus in 2014
9 Provincial Agricultural Research Extension Services
156 City/County Agricultural Technology Centers
National Institute of Agricultural Sciences
National Institute of Crop Science National Institute of Horticultural & Herbal Science
National Institute of Animal Science Foundation of Agri. Tech.
Commercialization & Transfer
Personnel: 1,901 (RS) + 2,315 (TA)
Budget (2020): US$ 932 M (R&D 82%, Operational Expenses 18%)
Headquarters
(4 Bureaus), 4 national institutes, 1 public institution
Administrator
Vice administrator
Planning &
Coordination Office
Research Policy Bureau
Extension Service Bureau
Technology Cooperation
Bureau Spokesperson
Audit & Inspection Division
General Affairs Division
2020 RDA organizational chart
Rural Development AdministrationExperiences in agricultural R&D
High quality/Low cost-UR, WTO
BT.IT.NT convergence Tech.-Genomic
Eco-friendly, new functional medicinal.
R evolutions in science & technology D etermine A griculture of tomorrow!
Major achievements : soil information system
1. Soil survey: manpower (1969-1999)
2. Soil monitoring (1999-present) ∙ Sites: fixed point (total: 6,724)
∙ Cycle: every 4 years
∙ Data: on physicochemical properties ∙ Sampling depth: 0-15, 15-30 cm 3. Soil test analysis (1980-present)
∙ Sites: non-fixed point (about 450,000) ∙ Cycle: every 4 years
∙ Data: on chemical properties
∙ Accumulated data: 10,865 thousand (fields: 15 million)
Fertilizer
recommendation Crop suitability
Major achievements : breeding new v
Chilli pepper Staple crop Rice
Chili pepper Rice, Korea’s staple
RDA developed 4,839 varieties between 1906-2019
Major achievements : automation ＆ precision agriculture
Prevention of pest and diseases using drone
Pest monitoring system Harvesting robot for
strawberry Sowing of forage crops with
unmanned helicopter
RDA’s global agricultural cooperation network
Korea’s agricultural technology — Now we love to share with the world!
Greater sharing
Agricultural challenges in LAC and Korea’s support
Climate change
Reductions in crop productivity
Growing food insecurity Land
degradation
Unforeseen emergence of
new pests and diseases
Drop in international
coffee prices
Agriculture is one of the core industries for the economy across LAC
– Agriculture accounts for over 10% of GDP.
– Over 20% of the population are engaged in agriculture.
Low investment in agricultural R&D
– is responsible for low agricultural productivity in LAC.
RDA has cooperated with LAC in the agricultural sector
– through KOPIA (since 2009) and KoLFACI (since 2014).
– As of now,13 countries and 18 agricultural research institutes are working together with RDA.
* LAC: Latin America and Caribbean countries
Republic of Paraguay (2009)
Plurinational state of Bolivia (2011)
Republic of Ecuador (2012) Republic of Nicaragua (2017) Dominican Republic (2013)
KOPIA
(Bilateral cooperation with each of 5 Latin American countries)
KOPIA projects with Latin America
Aim: Improve smallholder farmers’
agricultural productivity and strengthen their self-reliance
* By developing and disseminating agricultural technologies tailored to country-specific circumstances and needs
Develop technologies for farmers
Organize professional seminars
Implement internship program
Disseminate agricultural technologies
Conduct invitational training
Operate demonstration fields
Key activities
Rice, Sesame Seed potato
Forage Tomato
Corn
KOPIA’s achievements
Sesame
‘IPTA-07’
Forage 4 species
Var iet y Cult ura l p ra cti ces
Nutr. analysis:
protein, fiber, etc Yield increase
by 52.5%
Yield increase 12 → 19.8 t/ha Seed potato
16.27 ha
Rice
‘Miryang 23’
‘Taebaegbyeo’
N fertilization
& Mechanization Yield 17-24%↑
Tomato
‘Miranda’
Cultural
technologies
54 → 91 t/ha
KOPIA’s achievements
High-yielding & disease-resistant sesame variety in
Paraguay
Seed dissemination : (’16) 300 → (’20) 6400 ha Registered in the national variety list (’15)
About KoLFACI
KoLFACI ( Ko rea- L atin America F ood & A gricultural C ooperation I nitiative)
is a multi-lateral cooperation body aiming to solve common agricultural issues faced by Latin American and Caribbean countries through developing agricultural technologies and sharing knowledge.
KoLFACI is currently implementing 8 projects (updated in Oct 2020).
RDA and international organizations, based on their know-how and experience, assist the projects in achieving better results.
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2014.9. 2016.11. 2019.11.
KoLFACI established
1st General Assembly
(KOREA)
2nd General Assembly (EL SALVADOR)
3rd General Assembly (GUATEMALA)
History of KoLFACI
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KoLFACI Key achievements
Without affecting production, water input reduced by 30%
[Nicaragua]
A study on digital soil information system of Colombia published in a prestigious scientific journal [Colombia]
KoLFACI activities
Annual evaluation meeting
Postharvest training (packaging) Soil analysis training
Field visit to the soil information project site
KoLFACI’s future plan
Droughts and water scarcity → significant reductions in crop productivity
By utilizing CIAT’s germplasm, drought-resistant frijol varieties will be developed.
Drops in int’l coffee prices and low-level technologies
→ sustainable production threatened By sharing CATIE’s technology and know-how,
→ coffee productivity Currently
In future
Currently
In future
9 participating countries + CIAT
8 participating countries + CATIE
We develop a project through field survey.
We identify common issues and share knowledge.
