1910년대 조선총독부의 농업정책

Abstract

In 1910s, the main purpose of the Japanese Government General of Korea’s agricultural policy was to re-establish Chosun as food supply base. During the period, the government invested an incidental expense to implement land survey project. Since a large amount of regular budget had been used for both managing a military police system and constructing traffic networks, only a small amount of money was budgeted for agricultural policies. The Japanese Government General of Korea concentrated on a few areas to be effective in the field of agriculture with small budgets. Therefore, they made an effort to improve varieties of plants and domestic animals such as rice, sericulture, cotton, and domestic cows. For example, when it comes to the cultivation of rice, Japanese rice cultivar was supplied and an irrigation system was improved. In terms of the cotton culture, American up-land cotton was encouraged to be used widely and traditional cotton of Chosun was improved and cultivated. Furthermore, related to the sericulture, high quality of silkworms was distributed and several places for rearing baby silkworms were established. Lastly, in terms of rearing cows, oxen/bulls were selected and distributed; whereas, cows were protected and lent. This paper examines the process of agricultural policies implemented by the Japanese Government General of Korea and investigates how it influenced rural societies of Chosun.