ABSTRACT
Rice culture in the Korean peninsula is assumed to have settled down as a staple food crop along with the Korean history. Archaeological findings reveal that rice culture in Korea began in the Neolithic era of Korean history around 4000 BP. It appears that rice did not originate in the Korean Peninsula; it was developed as a crop in China from where it was transmitted into the Korean Peninsula. This chapter provides a historical overview of the diffusion of rice culture and the present status of rice production in Korean peninsula.
