South Korea
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The Korean agriculture soared thanks to the rice production since Japanese wanted to transform the territory into a grain loft. Today, speculative orchards-based cultures, vine growing and sub-glasses culture invaded the landscape formerly occupied by rice-growing.
Today, South Korea is self-sufficient in rice. As a consequence, the selling price of incomes for an hectare felt dramatically.
Socially, Korean agriculture is completely changing while a technical revolution of cultures is developing.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
47 951
Agricultural population
3 255
Non agricultural population
44 695
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
1 902 000
Irrigated surface area
878 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
211 576
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Rice paddy | 6435 | 980 | 6566 |
| Cabbages and other brassicas | 3300 | 52 | 63462 |
| Onions dry | 1750 | 44 | 39773 |
| Watermelons | 850 | 23 | 36957 |
| Potatoes | 670 | 26 | 25766 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Chickens | 110000 |
| Ducks | 9000 |
| Pigs | 8962 |
| Cattle | 2298 |
| Beehives | 2100 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 789 280 | 1 235 286 | 11 190 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT