South Korea: Development of domestic rapeseed varieties

Published 2022년 5월 17일

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The Rural Development Administration in South Korea is working to develop and cultivate rapeseed for edible oil production, aiming to reduce dependence on imported edible oils and boost farm income. The cold-pressed rapeseed oil has been found to have numerous health benefits, including high antioxidant, anti-aging, and anti-obesity properties. The administration is also taking steps to establish rapeseed base cultivation complexes and has developed a variety of the crop without erucic acid. The cultivation of this crop is expected to bring new income sources for farmers through various methods.

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As the functional ingredients of oil extracted from rapeseed seeds grown for landscape purposes are known, consumers are paying attention. The Rural Development Administration (Chairman Jo Jae-ho) is making efforts to develop rapeseed varieties and create a rapeseed base cultivation complex to provide healthy food and increase farm household income. Domestic vegetable oil consumption is 1433,000 tons as of 2021, mostly imported edible oil. Among them, rapeseed oil accounts for about 12%, and more than 90% is canola oil imported from Canada. Currently, the cultivated area of rapeseed in Korea reaches 5000 hectares, mostly for landscape use. Recently, as interest in eco-friendly domestic rapeseed oil that can replace imported edible oil has increased, the rapeseed area for edible oil production has been expanded from 600 hectares in 2021 to 800 hectares in 2022. Domestic cold-pressed rapeseed oil contains a lot of functional substances such as plant sterols, tocopherols and ...

Source: Nongup