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Nations (FAO) data, two-thirds of seafood production
is expected to be accounted for by sea culture products
in 2030. Fishery seeds are the basis for this sea culture
industry. Securing excellent seeds could soon determine
theglobalseafoodproductionandconsumptionmarket.
Overseas exports of fishery seeds are very difficult.
Unlike agricultural and livestock seeds, there are
many restrictions on the fishery seed business, where
research and technology development are carried out in
an aquatic environment. In particular, excellent seeds
developedbyKoreacanbeusedforfutureproduction,so
andbreedingchicken,topromotetheGSPprojectforthe
more sophisticated seed preservation and development
10th consecutive year since 2012. In 2019, the Ministry
technologyisneededratherthanothertypesofseeds.In
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs decided that the
this situation, the record of 2018, when exports reached
global competitiveness of the domestic seed industry
$3.6 million, can be seen as a worthwhile achievement.
and the foundation for sustainable future growth were
As a result of the promotion of the GSP fisheries seed
still insufficient, suggesting further breeding stock
project in 2018, exports of four strategic items such as
developmentbypushingforthesecondGSPproject.
halibut, abalone, jewfish, and seaweed recorded $3.6
It is even more important in the case of fishery seeds.
million. As such, the seed war is no longer limited to
This is because the global demand for marine products
plants, and it is affecting the fisheries sector, including
is increasing, while the catch is decreasing. According
the breeding stock and sea culture industries; and Korea
to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
isthoroughlypreparingforit.
In Jeong Yak-yong’s “Lee Dam Sokchan,” which
ⓒjadam
contains various sayings from China and Korea, there
isanoldsaying:“Farmerssleepwithseedsevenifthey
die.” Even if a farmer dies of hunger, he does not eat
seedstobesowninspring,whichmeansthatseedsare
a necessity to preserve until the end because they are
asimportantaslifeitself.Assuch,seedscanbeseenas
veryimportantsincetheyarethesourceofthefoodwe
eat every day. However, as seeds are so important, the
possibility of weaponization should always be kept in
▲Thesovereigntyofseedsisamatterdirectlyrelatedtothe
mind. If Korea lags behind in the process of protecting
sovereigntyofthecountry.
native seeds from the multinational corporations of
othercountries,Koreamayhavetoimportallofitsfoodandseedsfromabroadtoputfoodonthetable.Inthe
longrun,thesovereigntyofseedsisamatterdirectlyrelatedtothesovereigntyofthecountryandisaprecious
rightthatwemustprotect.
wedae20@hufs.ac.kr
25
JUNE 2022
Nations (FAO) data, two-thirds of seafood production
is expected to be accounted for by sea culture products
in 2030. Fishery seeds are the basis for this sea culture
industry. Securing excellent seeds could soon determine
theglobalseafoodproductionandconsumptionmarket.
Overseas exports of fishery seeds are very difficult.
Unlike agricultural and livestock seeds, there are
many restrictions on the fishery seed business, where
research and technology development are carried out in
an aquatic environment. In particular, excellent seeds
developedbyKoreacanbeusedforfutureproduction,so
andbreedingchicken,topromotetheGSPprojectforthe
more sophisticated seed preservation and development
10th consecutive year since 2012. In 2019, the Ministry
technologyisneededratherthanothertypesofseeds.In
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs decided that the
this situation, the record of 2018, when exports reached
global competitiveness of the domestic seed industry
$3.6 million, can be seen as a worthwhile achievement.
and the foundation for sustainable future growth were
As a result of the promotion of the GSP fisheries seed
still insufficient, suggesting further breeding stock
project in 2018, exports of four strategic items such as
developmentbypushingforthesecondGSPproject.
halibut, abalone, jewfish, and seaweed recorded $3.6
It is even more important in the case of fishery seeds.
million. As such, the seed war is no longer limited to
This is because the global demand for marine products
plants, and it is affecting the fisheries sector, including
is increasing, while the catch is decreasing. According
the breeding stock and sea culture industries; and Korea
to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
isthoroughlypreparingforit.
In Jeong Yak-yong’s “Lee Dam Sokchan,” which
ⓒjadam
contains various sayings from China and Korea, there
isanoldsaying:“Farmerssleepwithseedsevenifthey
die.” Even if a farmer dies of hunger, he does not eat
seedstobesowninspring,whichmeansthatseedsare
a necessity to preserve until the end because they are
asimportantaslifeitself.Assuch,seedscanbeseenas
veryimportantsincetheyarethesourceofthefoodwe
eat every day. However, as seeds are so important, the
possibility of weaponization should always be kept in
▲Thesovereigntyofseedsisamatterdirectlyrelatedtothe
mind. If Korea lags behind in the process of protecting
sovereigntyofthecountry.
native seeds from the multinational corporations of
othercountries,Koreamayhavetoimportallofitsfoodandseedsfromabroadtoputfoodonthetable.Inthe
longrun,thesovereigntyofseedsisamatterdirectlyrelatedtothesovereigntyofthecountryandisaprecious
rightthatwemustprotect.
wedae20@hufs.ac.kr
25
JUNE 2022
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