Number of farmers, fishermen continues to fall in S. Korea
Social affairsApr 20, 2018
SEJONG -- The number of South Koreans in the agrofisheries sector is continuing to decrease amid a rapid aging and urbanization trend in the country, government data showed Friday.Households engaging in the farming business totaled 1.04 million last year, down 2.5 percent from 1.07 million tallied a year ago, according to the data compiled by Statistics Korea.The number of farmers also dropped 3 percent on-year to 2.42 million.(Yonhap)In the fishing sector, the number of families fell 0.4 percen