In consequence of search and analysis for the solution of problems after inquiring into the history of citrus industry in Jeju-Do and the characteristics it preserves, it follows;
1) In 1975 the total area in which citrus trees were planted, covered ...
In consequence of search and analysis for the solution of problems after inquiring into the history of citrus industry in Jeju-Do and the characteristics it preserves, it follows;
1) In 1975 the total area in which citrus trees were planted, covered 10,930 hectares and the fruit production amounting to 81,105 T/M took the second placemext to apple of all the fruit production in Korea.
2) Natural species of citrus had long been growing, so the first introduction of improved species took place in the twentieth century, its full-scale growth starting in the 1960, s, which resulted in an increase of 428 times in its production within a span of fifteen years.
3) The background the industry thus rapidly progressed can be ascribed to favorable condition of geographic location, maintenance of price stabilization under protection of the Government and technical inneovation in the growing knowhow.
4) The structural characteristics of citrus industry in Jeju-Do.
① Species structure shows the unitary one, where by the labor force and shipment have to be concentrated within a short span.
② As the average area per household growing is no more than 0.5 hectare, there follows low productivity compared to the operating investment and care, which results in difficulties for the planned shipment for marketing.
③ There many newly established orchards in which the age of citrus trees is mostly under no more than ten years, and thus a rapid increase is estimated in the future production.