충북 북부 지역농협의 친환경 농업육성 참여방안에 관한 연구

Abstract

In the era of the open market system, the most urgent tasks for Korean agriculture to survive are to guarantee the best quality and safety of food. One of the measures to cope with these tasks is the environmentfriendly- agriculture implementation. However the weight of the environmentfriendly- agriculture out of the total agriculture in Korea accounts for only 4~6%, which is the initial stage of the organic farming. Besides, due to depression of the national economy, high price and un-trust on the environment-friendly-agricultural products its consumption stands still. In this context, the agricultural cooperatives in the northern part of CHUNGBUK which are playing the vital roles in providing services for farmers should take part in the environment-friendly-agriculture more actively by taking proper measures more actively for marketing improvement of the environment-friendly-agricultural product including the promotion of its consumption. At the same time the agricultural cooperatives should try to boost income of member farmers who are taking part in the environment-friendlyagriculture by providing inputs for environment-friendly-agriculture at a resonable price with the best quality. Training programs should be provided for the officials, farmers, and consumers at the same time.