[2026 New Year's Message] Yang Ju-pil, Director of the National Institute of Crop Science

Published Jan 2, 2026

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[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Park Yu-shin] The new year of 2026, the year of the red horse, has dawned. Like the horse symbolizing passion and vitality, we wish everyone a powerful leap and progress in the new year. Facing issues such as rural aging, climate change, the artificial intelligence (AI) digital revolution, and intensifying global competition, our country's seed industry is entering a turbulent era unlike any previously experienced. The National Institute of Crop Science has newly established its mission, vision, core values, and future direction to actively respond to rapidly changing domestic and international conditions, and through the "National Institute of Crop Science Business Innovation Forum" with external experts, it has derived key tasks. In the new year,

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The year 2026 marks the new year of the red horse. Like the horse, which symbolizes passion and vitality, we wish everyone a powerful leap and progress in the new year. Facing unprecedented turmoil, South Korea's seed industry is confronting issues such as rural aging, climate change, the artificial intelligence (AI) digital revolution, and intensifying global competition. To actively respond to rapidly changing domestic and international conditions, the National Institute of Crop Science has newly established its mission, vision, core values, and future direction, and through the 'National Institute of Crop Science Business Innovation Forum' with external experts, has derived key tasks. In the new year, to foster the seed industry and establish a foundation for high-quality seed distribution, firstly, we will strengthen tailored support for seed companies based on their size to enhance the competitiveness of our seed industry. Secondly, to strengthen our food security, we will ...

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