Korea: Experts discuss urban farming at conference in Seoul
“Urban gardens are a new cultural behavior that not only contributes to food self-sufficiency but also brings fundamental changes to life attitudes through the process of touching soil and raising life in a desolate city,” Kwon said.
Korea JoongAng Daily
Oct 13, 2022
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The 11th Seoul International Conference on Urban Agriculture kicked off Thursday with the theme “Urban Agriculture in the Age of Transition” at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in eastern Seoul.
The Korean capital started an international urban agriculture network in 2012. Since then, an international conference has been held annually to discuss urban agriculture around the world and to promote the idea.
This year, 22 experts from five countries, including the United States, Japan, Germany, and the Netherlands came together.
“With the response to the climate crisis emerging as an important agenda item, urban agriculture is drawing more attention as an eco-friendly lifestyle that reduces carbon emissions and produces healthy food,” said Kim Eui-seung, First Vice Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government in an opening speech.
“If the climate crisis leads to a food crisis, social minorities will face greater challenges,” Kim said.
On Thursday, Kwon Young-gull, Chairman of Seoul Design Foundation, gave a speech called “Urban Agriculture Opens the Future.”
