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Millennials im Young-jin, 27, has been
running a blueberry farm
Kfor four years after graduat-
ing from the Korea National Col-
Return to lege of Agriculture and Fisheries
(KNCAF).
“My father saw possibilities in
farming and suggested I study ag-
riculture at university,” he says.
Nature career in farming in South Korea.
More young people develop a
The number of young farmers un-
der 30 increased by 12.7 per cent
over the past year, according to The
More young people in South Korea develop National Statistical Office.
a career in farming recently. One of them is Kim who spe-
cialised in mushroom production
By Chaelim Kim in his study. “Mushrooms were
sold at a very low price when I
graduated in 2016, so I decided to
grow something else,” he says.
He plants blueberries in his
4600-square-metre land because
