• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.194-201
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• 2022

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between climate factors and the catches in Korean offshore fisheries in recent three decades (1981 to 2010). Method: This study focused on seven types of fish species preferred in Korean cuisine. In the study, 10-year moving averages were used so that long-term trends could be easily identified. Results: Both air temperature and sea surface temperature (SST) on the coast of Korea rose in the period (p < 0.05). The rise in SST was significantly correlated with the rise in air temperature (p < 0.05), but not with precipitation. In the 2010s compared to in the 1981, catches of anchovy and squid greatly increased (p < 0.05), while catches of Alaska / walleye pollock has been almost extinct over the past 30 years. As such, cold-water fish species decreased or disappeared, and their fishing ground was replaced by warm-water fish species. Conclusions: These findings indicate that fish species caught in offshore fisheries of Korea have changed due to climate change, especially warming. This suggests that the warming of the Korean Peninsula may have a significant impact on the supply of fishery products and food security to Koreans in the near future.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2023.05a
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• pp.487-487
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• 2023

농업 분야에서 미생물은 영양분 가용화, 유기물 분해 등 토양 영양분 공급에 중요한 역할을 하며, 토양 건강성 증진, 식량 안보 및 식품 건강 면에서 많은 활용 가능성을 지니고 있다. 최근 유역 환경 건강성, 생물 다양성 보존, 효율적인 고품질 농산물 생산에 대한 관심이 커져, 지속 가능한 농업 중 하나인 유기농업과 관행농업 토양의 이화학적 및 생물학적 특성에 관한 비교 연구가 진행되고 있다. 미생물은 지속 가능한 농업 발전의 중요한 요소 중 하나로써, 미생물 다양성이 풍부할수록 토양 비옥도, 작물 성장 면에서 긍정적인 영향을 미친다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 이에 대한 기초 데이터를 제공하기 위해 논 경작지를 대상으로 유기 및 관행농업 토양의 미생물 군집조성과 Alpha diversity analysis(Chao1, Shannon, Simpson index)을 통해 비교하였다. 경기도 양평군에서 유기 및 관행 논 지역을 각각 1지점씩 선정하였으며, 8월부터 11월까지 총 4회 현장 조사를 진행하였다. 미생물 분석은 차세대염기서열분석을 실시하였으며, bacteria는 16S rRNA V3-4 영역, fungi는 ITS 3-4 영역을 sequencing 하였다. 미생물 군집조성은 문수준에서는 큰 차이가 없었으나, 속수준에서는 fungi 군집조성에 차이를 보였다. 예로 Ustilaginoidea 속은 관행 논 토양에서만 발견되었으며, 벼 이삭누룩병을 일으키는 병원균으로 과도한 질소 비료 시비가 원인으로 추정된다. 종 다양성은 bacteria diversity의 경우 관행 논 토양에서 높게 측정되는 반면, fungi diversity의 경우 유기 논 토양에서 높게 측정되었다. 결론적으로 체계적인 시비 관리 통해 미생물 군집은 조절될 수 있으며, 관행농업은 적절한 시비를 통해 토양 건강성 및 식품 건강성 면에서 유기농업과 비슷한 효과를 보여줄 가능성이 있다고 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2021.06a
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• pp.365-365
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• 2021

기후변화로 인하여 발생하는 자연재해는 수많은 인명 및 재산 피해를 일으키며, 그 중에서도 가뭄은 물과 식량의 안보를 위협하고 있다. 이에 OECD(2015)는 미래의 세계 인구 40%가 2050년까지 물이 부족한 강 유역에서 살 것이라 예측하고 있으며, 물의 다층적 거버넌스를 개발하여 물을 효과적으로 사용하기 위한 상향식 의사결정, 통합물관리 체제의 개념을 제시하기도 하였다. 우리나라 역시 가뭄으로 인한 피해발생이 빈번하고, 그 강도나 범위가 점차 증가하는 추세이다. 하지만 2000년부터 한국농어촌공사(출범은 '농업기반공사')가 농업용수를 관리해오고 있으며, 농업용 수리시설의 증축, 관리 등이 공적인 관리쳬계로 변화해오면서 자연스럽게 농업인의 물관리는 배제되었다. 또한, 농업용수는 무상·무제한 공공재라는 인식과 농업인 평균 연령이 높아짐에 따라 농업인의 물꼬관리 및 수로 훼손, 무단취수 행위 등에 대한 제제가 불가능한 실정이다. 본 연구에서 최근 농식품부의 「2019년 정부가뭄종합대책」에 포함되어 있는 물절약 거버넌스 구축 및 운영 내용을 바탕으로 농업용수 관리 및 사용구조를 고려하여 두 개 지역의 농어촌공사(여주이천지사, 경주지사) 주도 하에 거버넌스를 간담회 형식으로 운영하였다. 농업용수 물절약 거번넌스 이해관계자들은 각 지역별 공기업, 공무원, 농업인, 언론인, 학계 전문가 등이 참가하였으며, 거버넌스 운영 2회 및 설문조사를 실시하였다. 그 결과 각 이해관계자들은 농업용수 절약을 위한 현재 문제점 및 해결방안 등에 대한 의견을 제시하였으며, 설문조사를 통하여 농어촌공사의 신뢰도 및 중요도가 가장 높고, 높은 중요도에 비하여 농업인 및 지자체 등은 신뢰도가 낮은 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 농업인이 농업용수에 대한 주인의식을 가지고, 적극적이고 자발적인 참여가 필요하다는 것을 보여주고 있으며, 본 연구를 통하여 이루어진 간담회 형식의 거버넌스보다 운영효과 및 지속성을 유지할 수 있는 형태의 거버넌스가 연구되어야한다. 향후 농촌형물 거버넌스 모형이 개발되기 위하여 본 연구는 기초자료로 활용할 수 있다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.327-327
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• 2022

지구온난화로 전 세계는 기후위기에 직면해있다. 특히, 아시아의 경우 복사강제력과 대규모 대기순환인 몬순이 지역기후에 영향을 주기 때문에 지리적 위치 및 계절에 따라 폭염, 홍수, 가뭄 등 다양한 기상이변 및 수재해 문제를 겪고 있다. 더욱이, 아시아 지역은 온난화가 심화됨에 따라 식량 및 물 안보위기가 더욱 증가할 것으로 전망됨에 따라 이와 직결되는 기후 및 수문특성에 대한 기후변화 영향평가 및 분석이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 미래 기온상승 조건을 고려하여 아시아 지역의 기후특성을 전망하고, 수문모형(VIC)을 활용하여 수문전망을 수행하였다. 미래 기후전망을 위해 적정 CMIP6 기후모델과 공통사회경제경로(SSP5-8.5) 시나리오를 활용하였다. 시나리오로부터 산출된 기온자료 및 CPC (Climate Prediction Center) 전 지구 관측 기온자료를 활용하여 산업화 이전 대비 잠재적인 전지구 기온상승(1.5℃~5.0℃) 조건을 추정하였다. 통계적상세화 기법을 적용하여 아시아 지역에 대하여 기후변화 시나리오를 상세화하고, 기후구분법을 적용하여 기후대를 구분하였다. 미래 기온상승 조건 하에서 아시아 지역의 기후특성을 전망하고 기후대의 분포변화를 분석하였다. 전 지구 기온이 상승함에 따라 지역별 기후특성이 변화하였으며, 이는 기온 및 강수량 변화에 기인하는 것으로 분석되었다. 최고 및 최저기온은 모든 기후대의 전 지역에서 상승하며, 이는 평균적으로 전 지구 평균 기온을 상회하였다. 강수량 및 강수일수는 대체로 증가하였으나, 기후특성에 따라 지역별 편차를 보였다. 기상성분의 변화로 기후대별 수문성분(증발산량, 유출량)은 대체로 증가하였으며, 극한 유출량의 변화경향은 모든 기후대에서 증가할 것으로 전망되었다. 지속적인 지구온난화는 아시아 지역의 수문순환은 가속화할 것으로 전망되며, 기후대별 수문기상성분의 변화는 지역의 기후특성에 따라 편차가 있는 것으로 분석되었다. 지구온난화 조건별 아시아 지역의 미래 기후 및 수문기상성분 변화 특성은 기상 및 수자원에 대한 기후변화 영향평가 시 기초자료로 활용될 수 있다.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.355-365
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• 2015

As the global climate has dramatically changed over the past decades, there has been active research on evaluating its effects on food security, which has been recognized as one of the most important issues in the field. In this study, we analyzed the impact of the climate change on the Korean agriculture using meta-analysis methods. Especially, our research focus is on estimating the effect of CO2 concentration and two adaptations (planting-date and cultivar adjustments)on rice that accounts for a larger proportion of the Korean domestic agriculture. Unlike traditional general meta-analysis methods that use summary statistics of effects of interest, meta analysis specific to the agriculture literature was conducted by integrating the data on rice yield that were generated under various CO2 emission scenarios and general circulating models of the 6 collected individual studies. As a modeling approach, the rice yield change ratio was set as the dependent variable and the main and interaction effects of CO2 concentration and adaptation were considered as independent variables in a regression model, As a result, CO2 is estimated to have opposite effects on rice yield depending on whether any of the two adaptations is applied or not; decreasing effect without adaptation and increasing effect with adaptation. In addition, it turns out that the cultivar adjustment has a higher increasing effect on rice yield than the planting-date adjustment. The results of the study are expected to be used as basic quantitative data for establishing responsive polices to the future climate changes.

• Journal of Agricultural Extension & Community Development
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.219-244
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• 2014

Agricultural extension service in Ethiopia was started in early 1950s with mandate of transferring local research outputs and technologies to farmers, and importing technologies and improved practices from abroad. Extension service provided in this early time was limited to areas surrounding the experiment stations. Since then, Ethiopian Agricultural extension service has passed through at least five stages: the land grant extension system, the Comprehensive Package Programs, the Minimum Package Projects, the Peasant Agricultural Development Program, and the Participatory Demonstration and Training Extension System (PADETS). The comprehensive package extension program was initially implemented in selected pilot areas and eventually to be scaled up to cover about 90% of the farming community within 15-20 years time. The program used demonstration plots managed by development agents and used to train farmers organized through various field days. However, since all of these programs were operational in only small areas, the vast majority of the country was out of their reach. Through Participatory Demonstration and Training Extension System, the extension service in Ethiopia has come under the spotlight and government debates and external reviews are putting additional scrutiny on the system. Despite this long history, the system is still in its infancy in terms of coverage, communication and institutional pluralism. Currently in Ethiopia the Agricultural extension is provided primarily by the public sector, operating in a decentralized manner through which extension is implemented at the district level. Therefore, the main focus of this paper is to scrutinize the past, the present and the future Agricultural extension system in Ethiopia.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.85-125
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• 2014

This paper explores what we call 'the problem of undone social science' by examining the lack of interests in the social, ethical, and legal issues of synthetic biology among social scientists in Korea. This new field of science, which has emerged in the twenty-first century with the promise of solving future problems of energy, food, and disease in the world, has also created a considerable degree of anxiety over the issues of bioethics, biosafety, and biosecurity. From its beginning, therefore, researchers of synthetic biology in Europe and the U.S. have sought to engage social scientists in their projects. Yet scientists and social scientists in Korea have shown no sign of working together to deal with both potential benefits and risks of synthetic biology. Why this silence? What strategic moves would be needed to overcome the structural barrier for their collaboration? Surveying the diverse methodologies developed during and after ELSI (ethical, legal, social implications) experiments, this paper aims to provide three suggestions that might make possible mutually profitable and continuously stimulating dialogues between the two worlds of science and social science: first, institutionalize the ELSI studies on any newly emerging science and technology of concern; second, explore diverse post-ELSI methodologies experimented elsewhere and develop ones that might be applicable best to the Korean situation; and third and perhaps most important, create an intellectual space and a lawful protection for social scientists to exercise their research freedom at the reasonable level and receive a fair review by their peers, not solely by funding agencies and scientific organizations.

• Research in Plant Disease
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.120-127
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• 2021

Plant viruses cause significant yield losses, continuously compromising crop production and thus representing a serious threat to global food security. Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) is the most harmful plant virus that mainly infects horticultural crops and has a wide host range. Reverse-transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) has been widely used for detecting TSWV with high sensitivity, but its application is limited owing to the lack of standardization. Therefore, in this study, a sensitive and accurate reverse transcription droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (RT-ddPCR) method was established for TSWV detection. Additionally, we compared the sensitivities of RT-qPCR and RT-ddPCR for TSWV detection. Specificity analysis of RT-ddPCR for TSWV showed no amplification for main pepper viruses and negative control. TSWV transcripts levels measured by RT-ddPCR and RT-qPCR showed a high degree of linearity; however, the former yielded results that were at least 10-fold more sensitive and detected lower TSWV copy numbers than the latter. Collectively, our findings show that RT-ddPCR provides improved analytical sensitivity and specificity for TSWV detection, making it suitable for identifying low TSWV concentrations in field samples.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.35-47
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• 2022

Expansion of potato production areas can improve the food security in North Korea because the given crop has less requirements for agricultural materials and facilities. The Global Agro-Ecological Zones (GAEZ) model, which was developed to evaluate climate suitability under different cultivation conditions, was used to identify potential areas for the potato production. The spatial estimates of crop suitability under low and high input management conditions were downloaded from the GAEZ data portal. The values of suitability were obtained at the potato occurrence sites retrieved from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) database. The suitable areas for the potato production were identified using a threshold value derived from the suitability estimates at the occurrence sites. It was found that 90% of the occurrence sites had the suitability index value >3,333, which was set to be the threshold value. The suitable areas in North Korea were summarized by province and county. Rice cultivation areas were excluded from the analysis. The reported relative acreage of potato production was better represented by the suitable areas under the low input management options than the high input conditions. The suitable areas also had a similar distribution to the reported acreage of potato production by county. These results indicated that the GAEZ model would be useful to identify the candidate production areas, which would facilitate the increases in potato production especially under future climate conditions. Furthermore, monthly maps of crop suitability can be used to design cropping systems that would improve crop production under the limited use of agricultural materials and facilities.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.199-207
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• 2023

To prepare for the threat of a future epidemic in the post-COVID-19 era, research based on the one-health concept (i.e., the health of humans, animals, and the environment as "one") is essential. Cross-species infections are being identified as a result of the high infection rate and viral load of SARS-CoV-2 in humans. The possibility of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to mink has been determined. In addition, the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from humans to cats through contact has been considered possible. The data so far show that livestock and poultry are less likely to be infected with SARS-CoV-2. However, if infections are established through a new mutation, the resulting diseases are expected to have enormous ripple effects on various fields, such as human food security, the economy, and trade. In addition, there are concerns about the endemic prospect of SARS-CoV-2 and the high accessibility of companion animals. This is because the evolution of the virus likely occurs in animal hosts. Once SARS-CoV-2 is established in other species, they might serve as intermediate hosts for the re-emergence of the virus in the human population. Thus, it is necessary to ensure a rapid response to future outbreaks by accumulating research data on the animal infection of SARS-CoV-2. These data can have implications for the development of animal models for vaccines and therapeutics against SARS-CoV-2. Therefore, in this study, epidemiological reviews were analyzed, and response strategies against SARS-CoV-2 infection in animals were presented using the One-health approach.