This study analyzed the ways to increase the gross income of Korean apple farms prior to opening of agricultural market. In this paper, firstly, analyzed the trend of apple supply and demand, Secondly, we used the method of cross-tabulations and indep...
This study analyzed the ways to increase the gross income of Korean apple farms prior to opening of agricultural market. In this paper, firstly, analyzed the trend of apple supply and demand, Secondly, we used the method of cross-tabulations and independent sample t-test using the survey data of apple farm to find out appropriate supporting methods to increase the gross income.
As a result of this analysis, it showed that the apple farms were already making efforts to innovate not only the general production process, but also the sorting, packaging, and manufacturing apples.
In particular, such as expanding cultivation areas, developing orchard dense with apple trees, producing functional apples, grading apples with accuracy, packaging apples with fewer units, and operating low temperature storages were considered significant for increasing the gross income. And the ratio of the prime quality apple, have been in apple college or not and have registered trademark or not were considered, because there also significant for the gross income level.
So the government would be support the factors of which can halp to increase gloss income of apple farm.
key words : apple farm, gross income, supply and demand, support.