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“

We have to clear

weeds with

our hands.

It takes time and

efforts to farm

sustainably

”

Kim Chan-mi’s Lotus Root Store opened on 28, August, 2021 in
Incheon, a city which is 25 kilometres from her farm.
(Photo courtsey of Kim Chan-mi)
No chemical fertiliser nor machin- young people to settle in the ageing
ery is used in Pusil farm. “My work rural communities,” he says.
follows my belief. But sometimes I Han is optimistic about the future
think modern technology can make of agricultural industry. “There is
the work easier,” Kim Chan-mi says. potential because the industry is less
“We have to clear weeds with our developed than others. Farming can
hands. It takes time and efforts to offer new opportunities to young peo-
farm sustainably,” Baik says. ple,” he says
Their hardship pays off when peo- Professor Han advises young farm-
ple enjoy their produce. “When my ers to be well-prepared. “A new and
friends smile eating my produce— young farmer should also harmonise
that is the happiest moment of farm- with the local community in order to
ing,” Baik says. be a successful farmer,” he says.
Kim Chan-mi feels the same way
when she cooks with her produce.
“Being able to say ‘This is made out of Edited by Eve Lee
my crops’ is a big joy,” she says. Sub-edited by Soweon Park
Han Ok-gyu, a professor in the and Charile Yip
Department of Food Crops at KN-
CAF, says government subsidy and
keen competition in cities are the two
main reasons why young people join
farming.
“The government introduced
various measures to encourage more