【正文】 日益淡化。 隨著開放的熱潮，傳統(tǒng)的農(nóng)業(yè)作用論已變得陳舊。為此，我們在研究韓國農(nóng)業(yè)及其發(fā)展史的時候，都要用世界史的視角去認識和評價。 [關(guān)鍵詞] The Significance of Korean Agriculture, Its Value and Prospective Abstract：Korean agriculture which has a history of over 7,000 years has greatly influenced not only on its economic development and social change, but on the people’s lives and culture. Korea’s traditional agriculture has provided its population with food, health and an environmentfriendly way of living. While the crisis in the nation’s agricultural industry will bee worse with the opening of its rice market in 2004, the hardship in the nation began years ago with the popular trend to copy the western way of farming and ignore the traditional and environmental attributes. What is serious is that the impact from these does not end with local farmers, as abandoning Korean agriculture is to go far beyond the industry itself in the future. The new agricultural policies adopted after the launch of the WTO have caused the bined farming based on harmony between paddies and dry fields to virtually disappear: Soil fertility has also fallen. While there is a surplus in rice production, the economy is dependent on imports for beans and wheat. Concerns are being raised about wheat flour mixed with chemicals and genetically modified beans. The national selfsufficiency in grains has plummeted, whereas none of the positive effects of globalization is yet to be realized. True international petitiveness can be obtained only when we evaluate the situation from an objective point of view. The demand for a uniform adoption of western farming practices without giving due consideration to different environments and cultures is far from wise. Nevertheless, the New Round negotiations scheduled to start this year attempt to think of agriculture as a quantitative product. In this regard, we must strive to restore the traditional environmentalfriendly viewpoint of Korea’s agriculture. Each unique tradition of farming must be respected as intangible assets. All those concerned need to take the initiative to evaluate what the globalization has brought to the agriculture’s intrinsic values, and whether the merits of diversity and safety can be maintained in the matter of agriculture. The globalization of agriculture is a significant development, but consideration must be also given to the biodiversity in individual regions. In conclusion, it is crucial that the future of Korean agriculture should not be decided only by political and mercial considerations, lest we should endanger the health and prosperity of our nation. Key words：Korean agriculture, environmentfriendly agriculture, a uniform adoption of western farming practices, the globalization of agriculture, diversity and safety . 眾所周知，韓國的農(nóng)業(yè)危機是由“烏拉圭Round”這一國際性的協(xié)商所導(dǎo)致的結(jié)果。隨著眼2004年稻米市場的開放，這個國家的農(nóng)業(yè)危機將更加嚴重。韓國農(nóng)業(yè)在世界農(nóng)業(yè)史上的意義與展望