the Plant Protection Profile of the Republic of KOREA

<Section I: &nbsp;Plant protection Annex I &ndash; 1
I.General information
<div><strong><span> </span>Last updated: &nbsp; April 2011</strong></div>
<div><strong>Overall executive summary&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div><strong>The vision of the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF) in 2011 is &ldquo;Wealthy rural areas, happy people&rdquo;. In the line with the government&rsquo;s commitment, three goals were set: enhancing risk management, expansion of growth engines and vitalization of rural areas. &nbsp;Especially, the goal on enhancing risk management includes coping with climate change and enhancing safety and quality of agricultural products.&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div><strong>The former Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has been enlarged into the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MIFAFF), which results in substantive restructuring. &nbsp;A new bureau for the food safety and consumer affairs policy is established by the Ministry. A new division for labelling, quarantine and inspection is also established under the new bureau. &nbsp;The purpose is to strengthen food safety and quarantine.&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div><strong>Recently, action is going on to merge animal, plant and fisheries quarantine agencies which may be finalized in 2011. &nbsp; However, current major policies will remain unchanged.&nbsp;</strong></div>
<div><strong>The National Plant Quarantine Service (NPQS)&rsquo;s vision for 2011 is &ldquo;World top class quarantine for customer satisfaction&rdquo; and its strategies are (1) creating green development engine through prevention of exotic pest introduction, (2) enhancing competitiveness of agricultural products through quarantine service, (3) increasing customer satisfaction and (4) strengthening quarantine based on technology development.</strong></div>
<div><strong>The Rural Development Administration (RDA)&rsquo;s vision for 2011 is &ldquo;World top agriculture-strong country&rdquo; and its strategic goals are (1) enhancing crop competitiveness through high quality agricultural technology, (2) establishing core basic techniques for future agriculture, (3) balanced development through providing agricultural technologies, (4) fostering next generation elite farmer through systematic professional education and (5) realizing administration for customers and outputs.&nbsp;</strong></div>