the korea farmers & fishermen's news

What the korea farmers & fishermen's news does

The Korea Farmers & Fishermen's News (한국농어민신문) is a privately held Korean-language news publication covering agriculture, livestock, fisheries, food industry, and rural affairs, headquartered in Seoul at 송파구 중대로9길 60. The publication was originally established circa 1980 (commemorating its 46th anniversary in 2026) and is associated with the "5만 농어민후계자" movement; current newspaper registration is dated 2014-12-05 under number 서울 아 03463. It operates a digital-first platform at agrinet.co.kr that houses an archive of 173,039+ articles, organized into dedicated sections for agricultural policy (농정), distribution (유통), livestock (축산), produce (농산), nationwide regional news, food (식품), fisheries (수산), exports (수출), and eco-friendly farming (친환경), and also offers PDF-format digital newspaper, email newsletters, mobile-optimized access, a YouTube channel, and 농어민ON video content.

The core technology stack is a standard online news content management system supporting section-based navigation, article search, and multi-format output (web, mobile, email, PDF, print). Revenue is generated through three streams: paid monthly print newspaper subscriptions (구독신청), online banner/promotional advertising on the website, and traditional print newspaper advertising — with dedicated sales phone lines for internet advertising (02-3434-9033), newspaper advertising (02-3434-9011), and subscription inquiries (02-3434-9004). Customer segments are organized vertically around the Korean agricultural and fishery value chain, serving individual farmers and fishermen, agricultural cooperative organizations (including Nonghyup), and food industry professionals.

The business operates at small scale with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, external funding, partnerships, or named advertisers. Editor-in-Chief Choi Heung-sik (최흥식) serves as both Publisher and Youth Protection Officer. Geographic footprint is national within South Korea only, with no global footprint claim and multilingual site navigation (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese) that does not appear to correspond to actual translated content.

Name

the korea farmers & fishermen's news

Legal name

한국농어민신문

Website

https://agrinet.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Korea Farmers & Fishermen's News (한국농어민신문) is a privately held Korean-language newspaper and online news platform serving the agricultural, livestock, fishery, and food industries, monetized via print subscriptions, online advertising, and print newspaper advertising, and headquartered in Seoul.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural News Media

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110), Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers (5131), Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Agricultural news
• Fisheries journalism
• Farming news coverage
• Agricultural policy reporting
• Rural news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Newspaper Subscription: Paid subscription for print newspaper delivery service
2. Online Advertising: Internet advertising services including banner ads and promotional content on the website
3. Print Newspaper Advertising: Traditional newspaper advertising in the print edition

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

한국농어민신문 (The Korea Farmers & Fishermen's News) publishes a Korean-language newspaper and operates an online news platform covering agriculture, livestock, fisheries, food industry, rural affairs, and agricultural policy. The publication delivers content via print newspaper, website (agrinet.co.kr), digital PDF subscription, and video (농어민ON), serving as a primary information source for Korean farming and fishing communities.

Product overview

한국농어민신문(The Korea Farmers & Fishermen's News) is a Korean-language online news media platform focused on agriculture, livestock, fisheries, food industry, and rural affairs. The website provides comprehensive news coverage across multiple sections including agricultural policy, distribution, livestock, agriculture, nationwide regional news, food, fisheries, exports, and eco-friendly farming. The platform offers a digital newspaper format with PDF subscription services, article search functionality, opinion columns, and special feature sections. The news platform covers topics ranging from farm mechanization, smart agriculture technology, carbon credit programs for livestock, and AI applications in agriculture and animal husbandry. It serves as a primary news source for Korean farming and fishing communities, providing industry-specific coverage, market information, and policy updates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Print Newspaper (한국농어민신문)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Nongmin Sinmun (농민신문): Long-established Korean agricultural newspaper providing daily coverage of farming policy, markets, and rural issues — the closest direct competitor in the Korean farmer-news vertical.
• Chuksan Sinmun (축산신문): Korean specialty newspaper focused on livestock industry news (cattle, dairy, swine, poultry), directly comparable as a vertical sub-segment publication within the broader agri-media space.
• Susan Sinmun (수산신문): Korean fisheries industry newspaper covering policy, cooperatives, and market news — directly comparable to the fisheries beat within agrinet's coverage.
• Nonghyup News (농협신문): Internal newspaper of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (Nonghyup), serving the same cooperative readership and policy-coverage niche from an institutional angle.

Broad incumbents

• Korea Economic Daily (한국경제신문): Major Korean business daily with broad coverage including agricultural commodities and food industry — competes indirectly for food-industry and agribusiness advertising.
• Maeil Business Newspaper (매일경제): One of Korea's largest business dailies with regular agricultural economics and food-industry coverage; represents the broader incumbent media competing for the same agribusiness advertisers.
• Electronic Times (전자신문): Korean specialty B2B media covering technology and industry; comparable as an established vertical/digital media operator that has successfully pivoted beyond print, offering a reference point for agrinet's digital evolution.

Regional players

• SeafoodSource: International seafood industry news and intelligence platform covering fisheries, aquaculture, and processing — directly comparable on the fisheries editorial beat but serving a global rather than Korean audience.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@-agrinet

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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