Study Tour on Exploring Opportunities to Promote Korean Experiences in Digital Agriculture and Rural Development Among ADB Member Countries
24 November 2022 to 30 November 2022
ADB and MAFRA organized a study tour on 24-30 November 2022 in Seoul and other cities to identify good practices in Korea’s digital agriculture applications and explore potential integration in project development and policy reforms. The participants visited four cooperatives, a food distribution center for school feeding programs, Korea’s Rural Development Administration, a strawberry smart farm, and two start-up companies. To maximize learning, the participants identified technologies for possible replication or scaling up, including practical actions to be implemented post-study tour.
Program and Learning Materials:
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2022 | Opening Ceremony | Opening Remarks | Md. Abul Basher |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Opening Ceremony |
ADB-MAFRA: Overview of the Study Tour |
Leah Arboleda |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Opening Ceremony | Introduction to Visit Sights | Jaejak Nam |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Opening Ceremony | Brief remarks from DMC participants | |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Presentation & Discussion |
Understanding of Korean Agrifood Market |
Jaejak Nam |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Gangseo Agricultural Market | |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Garak-dong Agricultural Market: Watching an introductory video, introduction of Garak-dong agricultural market, field tour and discuss the market | |
| 24 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | The food distribution center of Seoul for schools |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Anseong APC: One of the largest APCs in Korea. Facility tour and understanding of APC function (collection, sorting, storage, packing, delivery to hypermarkets) | |
| 25 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Cheongwon Agricultural Cooperation |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Green K-Farm: High-tech Korean Strawberry Smart Farm |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Rural Development Administration: Understanding of post-harvest management of horticultural crops and smart farm in Korea |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | D.CAMP: Understanding the Korean Start-up Support System, especially in Agricultural Technology | |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Ag. Startup Green Labs: Farm Morning, a digital ecosystem app for farmers Live Commerce and Action for Low Carbon Agriculture, etc. | |
| 29 Nov 2022 | Site Visit | Hanaro Club Yangjae: Understanding the retail distribution function of the Agricultural Cooperatives (Nonghyup) and the direct transaction system of the Nonghyup |
| Date | Session / Activity | Presentation Material | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2022 | Presentation |
A Brief History of Changes in Agricultural Policy of Korea: from the perspective of technological evaluation |
Changgil Kim |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Workshop | Group Discussion | |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Workshop | Group Presentation | |
| 30 Nov 2022 | Workshop | Remarks | Md. Abul Basher |