Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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A study on Determination of the Optimum Farm size based on Shadow Price of Rice

잠재가격에 의한 수도작 적정 영농규모 결정에 관한 연구

  • Park, Jae Keun (Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Graduate School, Chungnam National University) ;
  • Lim, Jae Hwan (Dept. of Agricultural Economics, Chungnam National University)
  • 박재근 (충남대학교 대학원 농업경제학과) ;
  • 임재환 (충남대학교 농업생명과학대학 농업경제학과)
  • Published : 2005.12.31
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Abstract

Under the WTO system, the farm size expansion or the existing korean agricultural structure should be improved to cope with farm income decrease and to continue rice cultivation for food security in the future. This study is aimed at identifying optimum farm size under trade liberalization and import and export parity price system of inputs and outputs. The optimum farm size expressed the minimum point of long run average cost is determined as 15.1ha. The farm size to be equalized as urban laborer's income of 37,361 thousand won per year was revealed 30ha. Therefore the G't recommended farm size of 6ha should be changed to 30ha and the concerned policies for agricultural structure improvement also should be changed to more flexibilitiy.

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