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BeforeReading
Seed Sovereignty: Seed Sovereignty is the intellectual property rights
of seed developers. When new seeds or plants are created and grown, they
are legally protected for a certain period of time, like patents. It is a right
guaranteed by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of
Plants(UPOV).
the verge of disappearing. According to an interview
Phenomenon
with an onion farmer Park in the Mudeung Ilbo, a daily
newspaper dealing with news from Jeollanam-do, “Even
if we try to use Korean seeds, most farmers do not use
NativeSeedsExpelledbyForeignSeeds:
them because they cannot sell them due to their low
Onions
quality,”statingtherealityofhavingtouseforeignseeds.
Muan county is the main producer of Korean onions.
The region accounts for 17 percent of the nation’s
KoreaHavingtoPaySeedRoyaltiesOverseas:
onion cultivation area with a cultivation area of 3,647
CheongyangRedPepper
hectares (ha). It is a place where a lot of onions grow,
ⓒweeklydonga
and the onion cultivation area accounts for one-tenth
of Muan country, which is about 40,000 ha. However,
unfortunately, most of the seeds of onions produced
in Muan County are not native to Korea, but improved
species imported from other countries such as Japan.
Onions began to be grown in Muan County in 1932,
when Japanese seeds were mainly used because of
the Japanese occupation of Korea. Even now, many
Japaneseseeds,includingtheseedsoftheJapaneseseed
company Daki, are used for onion cultivation in Korea.
▲Monsanto,theworld’slargestseedcompanyisacquiredbyGerman
This phenomenon is not limited to Muan county. Onion
groupBayer.
seedsinKoreaarenotnativetoKoreabutare90percent
Japanese.
In 2009, the Rural Development Administration
As most of the onion seeds are imported, seed priced
observedhownativevarietiesgrowinginKoreachanged.
are also high. The price of Japanese onion seeds ranges
Accordingtothisobservation,nativevarietiesofpepper,
from 70,000 won ($54.75) to 100,000 won ($78.21)
sorghum, and millet were no longer cultivated, and only
per 200 ml can, which is higher than other seeds such
26 percent of the various crops surveyed were native.
as radish and cabbage, which are about 30,000 won
The KBS special “Seeds, Dominate the World,” which
($23.46).However,therehasbeensomeefforttoexpand
airedin2014,diagnosedthisas“Losing74percentofthe
the variety of Korean seeds. In some areas, such as
seedsthathavebeencultivatedinKoreaforhundredsor
Muan county, Korean seeds were planted to maintain
thousands of years.” Currently, Cheongyang red pepper
and expand domestic varieties, but the quality of onions
seeds were owned by Monsanto, which was the world’s
produced was low and was shunned by onion farmers
largest seed company until it was acquired by German
and consumers. In the end, Korean onion seeds are on
chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer in 2018. So
20
www.theargus.org
BeforeReading
Seed Sovereignty: Seed Sovereignty is the intellectual property rights
of seed developers. When new seeds or plants are created and grown, they
are legally protected for a certain period of time, like patents. It is a right
guaranteed by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of
Plants(UPOV).
the verge of disappearing. According to an interview
Phenomenon
with an onion farmer Park in the Mudeung Ilbo, a daily
newspaper dealing with news from Jeollanam-do, “Even
if we try to use Korean seeds, most farmers do not use
NativeSeedsExpelledbyForeignSeeds:
them because they cannot sell them due to their low
Onions
quality,”statingtherealityofhavingtouseforeignseeds.
Muan county is the main producer of Korean onions.
The region accounts for 17 percent of the nation’s
KoreaHavingtoPaySeedRoyaltiesOverseas:
onion cultivation area with a cultivation area of 3,647
CheongyangRedPepper
hectares (ha). It is a place where a lot of onions grow,
ⓒweeklydonga
and the onion cultivation area accounts for one-tenth
of Muan country, which is about 40,000 ha. However,
unfortunately, most of the seeds of onions produced
in Muan County are not native to Korea, but improved
species imported from other countries such as Japan.
Onions began to be grown in Muan County in 1932,
when Japanese seeds were mainly used because of
the Japanese occupation of Korea. Even now, many
Japaneseseeds,includingtheseedsoftheJapaneseseed
company Daki, are used for onion cultivation in Korea.
▲Monsanto,theworld’slargestseedcompanyisacquiredbyGerman
This phenomenon is not limited to Muan county. Onion
groupBayer.
seedsinKoreaarenotnativetoKoreabutare90percent
Japanese.
In 2009, the Rural Development Administration
As most of the onion seeds are imported, seed priced
observedhownativevarietiesgrowinginKoreachanged.
are also high. The price of Japanese onion seeds ranges
Accordingtothisobservation,nativevarietiesofpepper,
from 70,000 won ($54.75) to 100,000 won ($78.21)
sorghum, and millet were no longer cultivated, and only
per 200 ml can, which is higher than other seeds such
26 percent of the various crops surveyed were native.
as radish and cabbage, which are about 30,000 won
The KBS special “Seeds, Dominate the World,” which
($23.46).However,therehasbeensomeefforttoexpand
airedin2014,diagnosedthisas“Losing74percentofthe
the variety of Korean seeds. In some areas, such as
seedsthathavebeencultivatedinKoreaforhundredsor
Muan county, Korean seeds were planted to maintain
thousands of years.” Currently, Cheongyang red pepper
and expand domestic varieties, but the quality of onions
seeds were owned by Monsanto, which was the world’s
produced was low and was shunned by onion farmers
largest seed company until it was acquired by German
and consumers. In the end, Korean onion seeds are on
chemical and pharmaceutical group Bayer in 2018. So
20
www.theargus.org
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