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Understanding of Korean Agrifood Market

24 February 2023

A Brief History of Changes in Agricultural Policy of Korea: from the perspective of technological evaluation

30 November 2022

ADB-MAFRA: Overview of the Study Tour

24 November 2022

Aging Trends and Labor Migration Policy in the Republic of Korea

24 January 2019
Government policies aim to attract foreign workers for the sectors where domestic professional workers are not sufficient.

Recent Migration Trends to OECD and Selected Non-OECD Countries from Asia

24 January 2019
Labor migration is growing although at a lower rate than in the late 2000s. Asia continues to account for a growing share of overall migration to OECD countries.

Labor Migration Trends and Policies in Asia

24 January 2019
Overall migration flows continue to decline from almost 6 million workers in 2015 to 5.24 million in 2017. Reduced recruitment in the Gulf Cooperation Countries is the main driver behind this downward trend.

Korea’s ICT-related Agricultural Projects and Lesson Learned

15 June 2017
Discover how South Korea has embraced smart farming technologies and vastly improved its agriculture. Sanghun Lee of the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and Information Service in Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery (EPIS) shared Korea's advanced agriculture technologies and their…

Sudokwon Landfill Site Management

16 May 2017
The Sudokwon Landfill offers smart technology solutions and best practices in solid waste management that can be adopted in other countries the region. Sudokwon began with a clear vision for the landfill in the future, the Dreampark, and is working toward achieving that vision, following…
Organizer: South Asia Department, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department

Integrated Collection Management System of Four Social Insurance Contributions in Korea

20 September 2016
Social insurance in Korea was not integrated at first. Four ministries used to manage the country's four types of social insurance, but economic and social needs pushed the latter's integration. Since 2011, all four types have been integrated under the country's National Health Insurance Services…

Biomethane: The Potential of Waste-to-Fuel in Asia and the Pacific

21 September 2015
Biomethane, a purified form of biogas produced from different waste streams, is considered as compressed natural gas that can fuel transportation. In Sweden, biomethane has been used for public transport for over four decades. This presentation looks at biomethane application in other countries and…