The Developmental Stages of Rice (Bap) Culture in Korea: From Food Insufficiency towards Trade Dependency

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to examine the developmental stages of rice culture in Korea. It is divided into five sections: (1) first stage (Japanese colonial period-1959): absolute food insufficiency, (2) second stage (1960s): encouraging the use of flour & rice with mixed grains for food, (3) third stage (1970s): rice self-sufficiency, (4) fourth stage (1980s): change of rice culture, (5) fifth stage (since1990s): stabilization/stagnation of rice culture in the era of globalization.