Analysis on the Present Status and Characteristics of Agro-healing in Korea
2013
Gim, G.M., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Moon, J.H., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Jeong, S.J., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea | Lee, S.M., RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
This study investigated definition of care farming in which advanced countries in agricultural industry such as Netherlands and Belgium increase their interest and investment, and established a strategy for settlement and development of care farming industry in Korea. For achieving purpose of the study, literature review was implemented to analyze policy, system, related law, workforce of advanced countries in care farming, and experts conference which consists of 9 representatives such as professors, researchers in areas of agriculture, health, education, horticulture, animal-assisted therapy was implemented. Also survey was conducted targeting 165 people of practitioners in care farming industry. For the result, the concept of care farming in Korea was defined as Industry and activity which promotes psychological,social,physical,cognitive health of every Korean people by utilizing agricultural resources(plants, livestock, rural environment, rural culture) or related activity and output, and the purpose, resources, targets of care farming was determined by the definition.
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