<p>Until the 1950s, farming in Korea was carried out by using manual and animal-drawn implements such as shovel, plow, and sickle. These agricultural implements were mainly<br />
manufactured by blacksmith workshops or by small-scale factories. The quality of agricultural implements or machinery was mediocre and uneven. Moreover, the Korean War destroyed agricultural implement production facilities which were meager to start with and technicians for the agricultural implements production were also lost.</p>
<p>Under such circumstances, the production of agricultural implements was difficult and there was a shortage of raw materials which made the quality of agricultural implements poorer than ever. Against this backdrop, the government had to concentrate on disaster prevention measures including drought and disease control, which had significantly damaged the rice production, leading to dangers of risking stable food production. The agricultural implements and small machinery such as water pump and disease controller began being supplied.</p>
<p>It is intended to utilize this review in the policy drive, technology development, and the contents for agricultural mechanization of Korea by systematically arranging it as a<br />
reference and basic data for the policy set up in developing countries and for development cooperation projects.</p>
<p>This review covers:</p>
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<li>the background and necessity of agricultural mechanization and socioeconomic aspects such as changes in rural labor forces and wage increases</li>
<li>agricultural mechanization policy such as enactment and enforcement of Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Law</li>
<li>agricultural mechanization projects which were driven so far by the Korean government are described by categorizing them into distribution, efficient use, education and training, testing and inspection, production and distribution and after service of agricultural machinery.</li>
<li>the achievement and spreading effect on socio-economic aspects by agricultural machinery</li>
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