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The Situation of Livestock in North Korea and Cooperation between the South and the North
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AuthorKim, Hyeonghwa
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Publication Date2005.10.01
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The purpose of this study is to review the current issues of North Korea's livestock and the process of inter-Korean livestock cooperation, and evaluate the results. For the purpose this study showed the states and results of livestock cooperation projects which were progressed in North Korea and proposed the desirable model to promote inter-Korean livestock cooperation.
Since 1995, North Korea has confronted with food shortage. North Korea has strived to increase agricultural production, and was supported food and fertilizer by international society including South Korea, but failed to solve food shortage. Recently, North Korea was interested in livestock development. It is impossible for North Korea alone to develop its agriculture without foreign assistance. For the livestock development and rehabilitation of North Korea, South Korea is able to do important role. The livestock cooperation project in North Korea needs a large scale capital and technical support, therefore it's project should be progressed together with ‘South Korea's non-government organization or public institution. It could be developed as a good cooperation model to renew North Korea's agriculture and livestock.
The detail projects are to develop pasture, and establish milk plant, feed factory, the plant of organic manure which is made from livestock waste, and also support the facility of breeding pig, breeding fowls. The cost for practice of above projects amounts to 2.4million dollars. The aids and support to North Korea needs to invest in the long-run. In the early days of inter-Korean cooperation, as the project's area, Hwanghae province which is not far is suitable for investment. The area has good condition to transfer goods and to exchange human resources for inter-Korean livestock cooperation.
In these conditions, we can promote three directions for the development of livestock cooperation in a region near Gaeseong industrial complex.
The first thing is to establish a modeling agriculture and livestock complex. The second point is to extend eventually livestock cooperation to other areas. The third thing is to increase livestock products in the complex. North Korea's consistent livestock policy is an important factor for the success of the co-operative project.
Researchers: Kim Hyeong-Hwa, Kim Woon-Keun, Kim Sun, Ji In-Bae
E-mail address: kwk@kapri.re.kr
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