The Japanese Beni Haruka Satsumaimo (Sweet Potato) is cultivated in South Korea without permission - concerns about export competition

Published Nov 15, 2020

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A popular sweet potato variety in South Korea, "Beniruka," has been cultivated without permission and has spread to 40% of the sweet potato farming area in the country. This variety, which was initially introduced in 2015, is causing concern as it competes with other products, both domestically and internationally. The lack of response from the National Seed Institute and the missed deadline for UPOV registration due to the transfer of the "Beniruka" variety without proper documentation have exacerbated the situation. The ongoing revision of the Seedling Law in the Diet aims to address these issues by imposing restrictions on overseas exports, in an effort to protect local agriculture and prevent the unauthorized distribution of seedlings.

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It has become clear that the sweet potato "Beniruka" is cultivated in South Korea without permission and is widely distributed. The same variety already occupies 40% of the sweet potato cultivation area in South Korea. Promising items and varieties for product export For that reason, some people are worried that they will compete when selling to domestic or overseas production areas. When they leaked to South Korea and visited the production areas, they brought back "Beniruka" seed potatoes without permission. Cultivation began around 2015 in Hainan County, South Korea, and reached 40% of the sweet potato cultivation area (27,53 hectares) in South Korea in 2018. Per 5 km of "Beniruka" locally It is available at 1000-2000 yen, which is cheaper than the price in Japan. The local technology center, which is a Korean public institution that has expanded cultivation in a short period of time, promoted tissue cultivation and provided cheap seedlings as "Hainan No. 1". When I interviewed ...

Source: 日本農業新聞