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For Sustainable Low-Cost Agriculture in South Korea: Jadam Organic Farming

JADAM is a group of organic farmers established in South Korea in 1991 to promote a low-cost natural farming method using indigenous microorganisms and resources to produce organic inputs. Run by Cho Youngsang and composed of 14 experts, JADAM has developed techniques for soil enrichment and organic pest management. It operates an education center and research farm where it trains farmers and investigates organic practices. JADAM shares its knowledge freely online and through publications to advance sustainable agriculture globally.

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For Sustainable Low-Cost Agriculture in South Korea: Jadam Organic Farming

JADAM is a group of organic farmers established in South Korea in 1991 to promote a low-cost natural farming method using indigenous microorganisms and resources to produce organic inputs. Run by Cho Youngsang and composed of 14 experts, JADAM has developed techniques for soil enrichment and organic pest management. It operates an education center and research farm where it trains farmers and investigates organic practices. JADAM shares its knowledge freely online and through publications to advance sustainable agriculture globally.

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JADAM ORGANIC FARMING

FOR SUSTAINABLE LOW-COST AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH KOREA

JADAM is a group of organic farmers


established in South Korea in 1991 to use
and spread a low-cost method of natural
farming useful to obtain high quality food.
This method allows to produce a large
choice of organic inputs as fertilizers,
stimulants, insecticides, fungicides,
repellants or compost, utilizing local
indigenous microorganisms and resources.

JADAM method of organic farming is not


only environmentally-friendly, allowing to
replace chemical fertilizers and pesticides,
but also brings high productivity and
profitability to small-scale farmers with an
approach of integrated agriculture. In 2020 the Group of Organic
Farmers is composed by 44,877 members and 2,084 donors who
contribute to the costs of the activities and have access to the rich
information and all articles promoted by the website.

JADAM is inspired by the Korean Natural Farming method developed


by Dr. Cho Han Kyu, combining the principles of natural farming and
the Korean traditional fermentation methods, often used in Korean food.
The Korean Natural Farming tries to enrich the soil so as to create the
foundations for the growth of yields, using autochthonous
microorganisms from the various natural resources of an area.

In 1995 Cho Han Kyu together with his son, Cho Yongsang opened an
Education Center also equipped with a Research Farm in Daejeon, at
the heart of South Korea, easily accessible from all regions. The
JADAM staff, currently directed by Cho Youngsang, is composed by 14
experts from various fields, which over the years have established a
complex system of services to support agricultural producers in
adopting effective methods of low-cost organic farming.

The JADAM website represents the main tool for dissemination and
exchange of information on specific methods for the production of a
large range of organic inputs that can be used for organic farming and
for livestock farming. The methods are developed both by the staff of
experts and by the numerous members who participate in the activities.
JADAM constantly interacts with farmer members through internet,
providing information, guidance and answering through smartphones or
other devices.

The JADAM Education Center is used to carry out various training


courses on the methods adopted. Thousands of technicians and
farmers have been trained in this Center on the principles and
techniques of the method. In the Research Farm, which extends for
0.5 hectares, JADAM experts are growing 60 different kinds of
crops every year and investigate organic farming and natural
pesticides. In addition to research activities, the Farm is also used
for the training activities.
Through its knowledge exchange and research activities, JADAM
has collected and built a large number of methods and
manufacturing techniques to solve the main problems of organic
agriculture and continues to create great useful inventions available
on the website. JADAM has not patented any of its knowledge and
technologies but shared it all through seminars, books, and the
website.

The JADAM method has the following main advantages:


• Eco-Friendly: Its inputs are made from natural materials, protecting
the crops from harmful chemicals. In livestock raising, the method
is Zero emission. All wastewater is treated and wastes are recycled
and converted to resources.
• Higher Yield: It strictly follows the Nutritive Cycle Theory, using
accurate amounts of substances at the precise moment, nourishing
the soil with the right amounts of nutrients when the plants or
animals need it.
• High Quality: It allows to produce better-quality crops and livestock
as a result of the natural farming principles adopted and the non-
usage of chemical inputs.
• Low Cost: It helps decreasing the farmers financial burden with the
use of homemade materials and by making use of resources from
the farm. Almost all inputs that truly provide the nutrients to crops
and animals are made by farmers themselves saving costs and
increasing revenue.
• Farmer Friendly: Natural farming methods are free of toxic and
poisonous chemicals, which are dangerous to farmer’s health, as
well as for consumers, plants and animals.

In addition to the advantages mentioned, a very important aspect is


that the method can be replicated in any different context. The inputs
and products used by JADAM in South Korea can be substituted with
the natural resources of each region or ecosystem.

The main objective of JADAM is to contribute to an organic agriculture


that can generate high productivity and significant income. The
challenge of this group of thinkers and technicians from Korea is to
spread methods that can make organic farming an attractive, modern
and profitable business sector. Cho Han Kyu, Cho Yongsang and the
staff of JADAM has held seminars in various countries of Asia, Africa,
Americas and Europe.

With the objective to disseminate organic agriculture across the globe,


a large investment is made by the JADAM Staff to develop guides and
training materials to ensure that the greatest number of farmers in
Korea but also in other countries can produce the necessary inputs for
their crops taking advantage of local resources. The book JADAM
Organic Farming: The way to Ultra-Low-Cost agriculture, written by
Youngsang Cho is an example of materials collecting and organizing
the knowledge of JADAM method. IFOAM Asia (International
Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements) is spreading a
document and promoting the JADAM method among its associated
farmers.

The Lectures section of the website offers a huge variety of


conferences on different aspects of the method applied to solve
specific problems. These materials are made available to all operators
and farmers interested in developing the JADAM method to strengthen
effective, low cost and environmentally sustainable organic agriculture.

To know more

JADAM website
JADAM Organic farming in Facebook

JADAM Wildherbs in Facebook

JADAM Insects in Facebook

Cho’ Global Natural Farming in ilcasia.files.wordpress.com

Korean Natural Farming in Wikipedia

Korean Natural Faming in acc21.org

Article on Korean Natural Faming in acc21.org

JADAM in repuestosfuster.com

JADAM in ekkofood.com

Article in agriculture.com.ph

JADAM in asia.ifoam.bio

To Download JADAM Organic Farming in en.b-ok2.org

Naturalfarminghawaii.net

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