Jadam organic Farming & Gardening : The Way to Ultra-Low-Cost Agriculture, Make All-Natural Fertilizer, Pesticide and Microorganism Inputs Yourself

5. Where is our agriculture headed? 
e system of organic farming full of wisdom practiced by our ancestors
for thousands of years is still vivid in the memories of Koreans. However, it is
difficult to ind that kind of wisdom in the “modern” organic farming. Agricul-
ture technology is becoming more and more complicated. Is it so because it
truly needs to be? No. e reason is to
scare 
the farmers. It should appear very
difficult because only then will the farmers give up trying to understand it all
and trying to be in control of farming. So-called education, workshops, semi-
nars, exhibitions and the like all make farmers more confused. ey deprive
farmers of their conidence. en the microorganism product producers, liquid
fertilizer factories, and pesticide companies can claim the position of true ex-
perts, and start selling their products with conidence. 
Approximately 2,000 years ago, the teachings of Jesus and the Buddha
were based on people’s everyday lives. ey spoke words of common sense for
common people to understand. Truth melted into the followers’ soul so that
their bodies became churches and temples. ere was not even the thinnest
barrier between God and I. But what happened as religions “developed”? ey
established sophisticated doctrines and made truth inaccessible to any individ-
ual who sought guidance. Religions, that have survived and evolved to this
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modern day, are so complicated and difficult that a seeker will never find the
truth despite a life-long search. Farming is turning into something similar.
So is modern medicine. Religions actually inhibit people from being able to
stand up strong in the world; medical professions actually deter people from
acquiring the ability to take care of their own health; agricultural practice ac-
tually blocks farmers from becoming masters of their own farming. In this
capitalistic world, no human activities are left un-devoured by commercial
interests. Life is becoming tougher and more expensive. It is no coincidence
that farming costs keep rising. 
I believe this fundamental structure has to be destroyed if there is to be any
hope for farming. It is the essential spirit of JADAM’s ULC to object to this
capitalistic world order and reclaim dignity for farmers who have become
nothing more than consumers. 
How can agriculture reclaim viability? e key is technology. If a certain
system of technology incurs high-cost, it cannot be an alternative. Even well-
designed national policies will not be successful without a good technology. To
promote an agriculture with viability, the state has to pay special attention to
the system of technology. When technology loses practicality, agriculture that
stands on that technology loses viability. Under the capitalistic system where
corporations have persistently sought after proit for centuries, input market
thrives whereas farmers continue to lose their knowledge. No wonder why
farming nowadays is so costly, farmers all over the world are going bankrupt. 
e fundamental dilemma of the commercial medical profession is that if
people actually become healthy, they lose money. It is not that the individuals
are “bad” people; it is the structure they are in that prohibits them from truly
working to improve people’s health. eir goal is to increase the number of pa-
tients. Well, farming is the same. Since corporations have taken the lead in
agricultural technology, farming has become more difficult, more costly and
less productive. Why? e reason is simple. If farming was easy, self-sufficient
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and productive, the manufacturers would not be able to sell their fertilizer and
pesticides. Why would they be interested in developing a system of technology
that does not bring proit to them? is inherent problem in health and farm-
ing leads to the depletion of nation’s budget. Health and agriculture are two
areas closely linked to public welfare; it is risky to leave them in the hands of
private corporations.
JADAM seeks to bring farming back to the hands of farmers. Farmers
should again be the master of farming. JADAM wants to establish a system of
farming that can be practiced at ultra-low cost and with inputs all self-made.
Ultra-low-cost agriculture will increase the viability of organic farming and i-
nally make it powerful enough to replace conventional farming. I believe it has
the potential to change the agricultural landscape of the world. Let us be free.
Let us be inally released from the grip of the market; begin a new farming that
is fun, creative and where you are in lead.