산지축산의 경제성 분석

(An Economic Analysis on Livestock Farming in the Mountain Area)

As consumer demand for well-being livestock products increases, the regulation of government on livestock products has been tightened. In this context, as an alternative to meet both internal and external needs of the industry, livestock farming in mountain areas was proposed. However, despite the aforementioned advantages and support, livestock farming in the mountain area has not been actively pursued. In this study, simulation analysis is conducted to find out why livestock farming in mountain areas is not widely adopted. The analytical results indicate that land cost is the most important factor for livestock farmer in making the decision of adopting livestock farming in mountain areas since it requires a large land area. The best livestock species for the mountainous area is identified to be Hanwoo.