Research Reports
Integration between Oversea Agricultural Development and International Agricultural Cooperation
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AuthorKwon, Taejin
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Publication Date2010.10.01
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This is one of the second year reports of the three-year research entitled 'Overseas Agricultural Development for Food Security', which is led by the Korea Rural Economic Institute. The purpose of the study is to seek an integration strategy between overseas agricultural development and international agricultural cooperation. In addition, this study provides the information on the possibilities of the development for Primorsky, Russia.
Regarding the conceptive scope of the international agricultural development, it might include physical and economical access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food as well as establishment for the food security system. In the meantime, it is not recommending policies that plans only to bring in the agricultural resources exploited in overseas.
In the early days, the international agricultural development had failed, since there was no appropriate information on the target countries. In the 1990s, however, private and public organizations with various purposes started actively entering into overseas such as Maritime province, Russia, America, and China. Most of them had engaged in the production of agricultural commodities.
The legal foundation of the international agricultural development has been "The Overseas Resource Development Act.". However, agriculture has been excluded in the financial support of the Act. Moreover, it has been regulated by the WTO and other international regulations as the resources were brought into Korea, because there has not been a way to provide any type of preferential advantage for the resources. When it comes to emergency situation in foreign countries, there are high possibilities of banning exports the commodities produced in the country.
Even though foreign agricultural developments are non-governmental, when it comes to food security, no one will invest if all the responsibilities go to the people. To solve this problem, not only the government's diplomatic support is needed, but also indirect supports are needed. One of the alternatives is to connect international agricultural development cooperation and foreign agricultural development. International agricultural development cooperation is a government supported agricultural development in developing countries. And when foreign agricultural development areas match, businesses that invest in foreign agricultural development can receive indirect benefits.
Therefore, the international agricultural development has to aim at various purposes such as establishment of globalization, new development motivations, and the procurement of overseas agricultural resources. Constructing private and public cooperation systems should be the first priority for the development. Detailed objectives are suggested in the study.
Merits of Maritime province in Russia are the geographical proximity to Korea and the experiences that many Korean have invested in the area since 1990's. Also, it is not difficult to lease sizable land in the area. However, the agricultural facilities and infrastructures in the area have fallen behind, and the agricultural population has been decreasing continuously. Law and institutional obstacles make it difficult for foreign agricultural investors. Therefore, joint ventures between public sectors and private sectors might reduce the initial investment risks.
Researchers: Tae-Jin Kwon, Min-Jee Nam and Wan-Bae Kim
E-mail address: kwontj@krei.re.kr
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