South Korea: Korea's Controlled Horticulture
Korea has an active greenhouse farming culture, accounting for about 12 percent of agricultural output by value. While much of the growth in greenhouse farming was stimulated by government programs beginning in the early 1990s, greenhouse farming has gradually decreased since the end of government programs in 2012. In 2016, 50.2 percent of greenhouse area was dedicated to fruit-bearing vegetables and fruit, such as watermelon, tomatoes, strawberries, yellow melons, and green chili. The balance of greenhouse area is dedicated to leafy and stems vegetables (9.9 percent), other vegetables (27.8 percent) including potatoes, condiment vegetables, root vegetables, etc., fruit trees (9.3 percent) and flowering plants (2.8 percent).
