{
  "id": 10598592,
  "title": "No. of farming households rebounds in 2025 as more people move to farms",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/no-of-farming-households-rebounds-in-2025-as-more-people-move-to-farms",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T03:37:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260929/no-of-farming-households-rebounds-in-2025-as-more-people-move-to-farms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2025, the number of farming households in South Korea increased to 1.27 million, as more individuals relocated to agricultural areas. However, the average cultivated land per household fell to its lowest point in 65 years, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. This decline, amounting to 0.2 hectares, was primarily due to the aging population, with 51% of the farming and fishing population comprising individuals aged 65 and above. This percentage represents a significant rise of 9 percentage points from five years prior, highlighting the growing concern over the rural aging crisis. Despite the decrease in cultivated land, 12.4% of farming households still generated over 30 million won in agricultural sales. The total farming, forestry, and fishing households stood at 2.57 million, accounting for 5% of the country's population.",
  "summary": "The number of farming households in Korea rose to 1.27 million in 2025, apparently as more people moved to farms, although the average cultivated area per household fell to its lowest level in 65 years. The figure, covering farming, forestry and fishing households, marked an increase of 210,000 from five years earlier, according to the Ministry of Data and Statistics. The total population of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Number of farming households in South Korea reached 1.27 million in 2025.",
    "Average cultivated land per household dropped to lowest in 65 years, 0.2 hectares.",
    "12.4% of farming households generated over 30 million won in agricultural sales."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The rebound in farming households in South Korea highlights a shift in population but also underscores a growing rural aging crisis and decreasing cultivated land per household.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "No. of farming households rebounds in 2025 as more people move to farms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/no-of-farming-households-rebounds-in-2025-as-more-people-move-to-farms-10605453",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:03:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "No. of farming households rebounds in 2025 as more people move to farms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/no-of-farming-households-rebounds-in-2025-as-more-people-move-to-farms-10601896",
        "published": "2026-09-29T03:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}