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Designate Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage
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Designate Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage
Concept
- Agricultural heritage designated by the government for recognition of conservation value *
* Agricultural Heritage means tangible and intangible agricultural resources formed over a long period of time by farmers while adapting to the region's environment, society and customs, etc.
Applicable Law
- Article 30-2 (Conservation and Utilization of Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage) of Special Act on Improvement of Quality of Life of Farmers and Fishers and Promotion of Development of Farming and Fishing Villages
- Articles 2-2 through 2-7 of Enforcement Rule of Special Act on Quality of Life of Farmers and Fishers
- Agricultural heritage designation and management standards (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs notification No. 2015-143, October 8, 2015)
Purpose
- To designate agricultural resources with conservation values among tangible and intangible agricultural resources that have formed over a long period of time as nationally important agricultural heritage with the aim to create agricultural values and promote quality of life (2012 onward)
Designation criteria and process
- (Criteria) ① Historic value and continuity, ② livelihood, ③ unique agricultural technology, ④ traditional agricultural culture, ⑤ special landscape, ⑥ biodiversity, and ⑦ local participation
- (Process) ① Application to local government → ② Review of application and advice on supplementary elements (Agricultural Heritage Advisory Committee) → ③ Field investigation → ④ Final decision (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)
- (Support) Project to utilize multi-functional rural resources (KRW 1.5 billion): its support includes resource survey of agricultural heritage, management plans, education for locals, and utilization projects, etc.
Policy: to implement a project to utilize multi-functional rural resources
- Provide budget for identifying, conserving and utilizing heritage resources in areas designated as national agricultural heritage
- KRW 1.5 billion (KRW 1 billion from the government) for 3 years for conservation and management in a structured manner
- Major projects (examples)
| Sector | Project | Details (examples) |
|---|---|---|
| Planning | Plan and design | Preliminary investigation, planning and practical design |
| Research and survey | Research heritages (heritage, biodiversity, landscape, culture, etc.), collect data on tradition and heritage, assess impact on the landscape | |
| Purchase lands | Purchase lands for restoration and management (within 30% of budget) | |
| Environment restoration | Conserve resources | Establish database for resources and dispose waste |
| Restore resources | Restore and repair traditional resources (facilities, landscape, traditional technology, ecosystem, etc.), improve dignity of traditional resources, remodel and repair farm and access roads |
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| Increase values | Farm parks, plant diversity vegetation fields, exploration deck, and agricultural heritage exhibition halls | |
| Restore environment | Design agriculture, landscape beautification, demolition of unwanted facilities such as abandoned houses | |
| Increase values | Promote education | Community councils, education on heritages and traditional techniques, and BI development |
| Create values | Storytelling, development of brand/program and related products | |
| Generate income | Small special product exhibition halls, tasting corners and theme festival halls |
- Reference. Designation Status of Nationally Important Agricultural Heritage (Items with * marks are listed as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage)
| Designation No. | Title | Scope of Designation | Major Characteristics |
|---|---|---|---|
| * No. 1 (2013) | Flat stone rice paddy in Cheongsando Island | Throughout Cheongsando Island, Wando (5.0 ha) | ◦ In order to adapt to the disadvantageous natural environment for rice paddy farming due to steep landscape, rocky soil and severe drainage, the traditional flat stone under-floor heating method was introduced to create the unique waterways and rice paddy above flat stone |
| * No. 2 (2013) | Field walls in Jeju | Throughout Jejudo Island (542 ha, 22,108 km) | ◦ In order to overcome the harsh natural environment with rocky soil and high wind, field walls were erected to block wind, prevent soil loss, and create agricultural biodiversity and beautiful rural landscape |
| No. 3 (2014) | Cornelian cherry farming in Gurye | Sandong-myeon, Gurye-gun (228 ha) | ◦ For livelihood, cornelian cherry flowers were planted near houses and farmland to create a beautiful scenery in harmony with the surrounding, habitats of diverse organisms were conserved, and traditional farming methods were introduced such as fertilization and seed removal. |
| No. 4 (2014) | Bamboo field in Damyang | Samda-ri, Damyang-eup (56.2 ha) | ◦ As natural habitats of diverse biological organisms, the bamboo forest created a unique farming landscape, and introduced traditional farming methods such as preventing damage by blight and harmful insects and conditioning the soil by using bamboo vinegar and bamboo charcoal |
| * No. 5 (2015) | Ginseng farm in Geumsan | Area in Geumsan-gun (297 ha) | ◦ As an optimum site for growing ginseng, the farm maintains traditional farming methods by designating, managing, growing, digging and processing, and creates a beautiful landscape of surrounding mountains and river |
| * No. 6 (2015) | Traditional tea plantation in Hadong | Area in Hwahae-myeon, Hadong-gun (597.8 ha) | ◦ The traditional farming method has been passed down over 1,200 years for livelihood such as grass fertilization. It has been maintained to grow tea plantation and create a unique landscape of surrounding mountains and rocks |
| No. 7 (2016) | Geumgangsong mountain agriculture in Uljin | Uljin-gun, Geumkangsong-myeon, Buk-myeon area (14,188ha) |
◦ In order to manage and protect the forest of Hwangjangsan, the royal court organized the Pine System and the Forest System to manage and create a beautiful landscape of surrounding valley and unique shaped rocks |
| No. 8 (2017) | Sericulture in Yuyu-dong, Buan | Buan-gun, Byeonsan-myeon Yuyu-dong area (58.9ha) |
◦ The integrated system for growing mulberry and silkworms conserve and manage eco-friendly farming of mulberry, biodiversity and excellent landscape of surrounding mountains and mulberry trees |
| No. 9 (2017) | Volcanic island field farming in Ulleung | Ulleung-gun area (7,286ha) | ◦ The green strip has been formed by cultivating dry field on inclination to prevent soil loss. Also, organic materials in the surrounding forest were used. Wild plants in Ulleung were cultivated. A unique landscape of patchwork of forest and beach has been formed |
| No. 10 (2018) | Traditional agricultural water utilization system in Uiseong | Whole area of 4 myeons including Geumseong-myeon, Uiseong-gun | ◦ Geumseong-myeon area, with 2,000 years of farming history since Jomunguk era in the Three Han States era, has approximately 1,500 dams built to reserve farming water and to built double cropping conversion system |
| No. 11 (2018) | Traditional tea agricultural system in Boseong | Whole area of Boseong-gun | ◦ Created terraced tea plantation and landscape where the intervals and horizontality are adjusted by the contours of the slope using a straw rope |
| No. 12 (2018) | Cheongtaejeon agricultural system for fermented tea in Jangheung | Whole area of Jangheung-gun | ◦ Created half-yin half-yang tea growing environment, introduced eco-friendly farming method and traditional tea manufacturing knowledge system for fermented tea, and built and passed down unique Cheongtaejeon drinking method with additional baking method |
| No. 13 (2019) | Wanju ginger traditional agricultural system | Wanju-gun | ◦ A storage system using a crypt for storing ginger seeds in winter which has Ondol method using the heat of the farmhouse's furnace and vertical descending method |
| No. 14 (2019) | Dumbeong Irrigation System for Goseong Coastal Area | Gosung-gun | ◦ Created an irrigation system called ‘Dumbeong’ to provide agricultural water and overcome the natural characteristics of coastal areas where rainwater drains into the sea |
| No. 15 (2019) | Sangju traditional dried persimmon | Sangju-si | ◦ Inherited traditional methods of selecting the best cultivation sites, managing and processing persimmons by preserving the traditional persimmon variety ‘Sangjudungsi’ |
| No. 16 (2020) | Gangjin lotus ecological circulation waterway agricultural system | Jwacheon-myeon, Byeongyeong-myeon, Gangjin-gun | ◦ Preserved a unique Hamel-type water cycle hydraulic system such as one lotus water ways, 200 irrigation systems called ‘Dumbeong’ and canals. Created special landscapes of the Handeul Plain and lotus water ways |