inanimate entity, a collection of techniques; it is a living, feeling thing that
grows on the soil of religions, philosophies and humanities.
Making farming simple and easy might look like a harmless effort. But it
is not. When knowledge
becomes simple and easy, people will acquire it.
When people acquire knowledge, they seize power. is is not something
that the power group would want. I have fear, rather not of my demise, but
of this knowledge being lost or destroyed. My life’s passion is focused in
giving this knowledge life; so that it will live on without me. In books,
workshops, lectures, articles and internet, I have,
without reservation,
shared everything. is book is by no means perfect but has meticulously
collected up-to-date information and knowledge; they have been proven on
the ields; everything is a heartfelt record of our struggle, our life.
Our website en.jadam.kr has collected huge information on thousands
and thousands cases of success. JADAM’s methods might not be presented
in a scholarly fashion, but they are practical enough; they are powerful.
Our JADAM office consists only of a small number of staff, but the net-
work
of JADAM is huge; we have tens of thousands of farmers on the ield,
experimenting, searching, developing, reporting back and sharing their
knowledge. at is how we advance. Farmers are the experts in farming;
not PhDs or professors.
How the state treats agriculture is critically important in determining the
industry’s position. If the state sees farmers as people in need of help, state
will have to increase spending and farmers lose their self-supporting capa-
bility. Such policy will only increase the cost of farming. I have seen too
many cases where taxpayers’ money would low into the pockets of fertil-
izer, pesticide
and machine companies, and still leave farmers poor and ex-
cluded. Government is eager to put on awesome names for their policies
but they seldom beneit farmers. We have wasted too much time, so many
opportunities. State should protect the agricultural industry and farmers;
but farmers should not rely on the state. Farmers have the responsibility to
cultivate the power to survive on their own. Risk presents opportunity; ind
and drink from the well in you.
What JADAM ultimately wants to do is to bring farming back to farm-
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ers. If the method of farming that we propose were too difficult, our cause
would not hold. But JADAM organic farming is simple and easy. What is
simple and
easy will be received by many; number means power. I hope
this number will grow across the borders of nations. I dream that the whole
world will inally see a change where the excluded regain their rights, the
weak seize power, and farmers become the masters of farming.
ere is no perfection in art. Farming as presented here in this book is
truly original and unique, but is not perfect. at is why we seek your par-
ticipation and feedback. Join as member in our homepage (en.jadam.kr);
take what you need and give back what you can; share your indings. We
want the farmers of the whole world to network,
to share and help each
other, and together advance this knowledge.
One thing I have to note is that because the book was originally written
for Korean readers, some parts might appear irrelevant to readers of the
English version. I have considered deleting those portions, however, de-
cided to leave most of them because I felt that they would be useful for
farmers from other countries to read about, and empathize with the plight
of their Korean counterparts; likely, you will notice that the situation in
Korea in some ways resembles your own because
we are all in the same sys-
tem. However, I have done my best to make pertinent adjustments and re-
visions so the book is suitable for English readers. I thank Rei Yoon,
director of international operations of JADAM and also -a principal re-
searcher, who has dedicated enormous time and effort in translating and
adjusting this book into English with particular attention to precisely con-
verting agricultural terms.
From deep in my heart, I welcome you to the JADAM movement. Let us
go together to a more beautiful world where people are once again in con-
trol of their own farming, save themselves
and nature from exploitation,
and become more nature-like.
January 2016
Youngsang Cho
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