Analysis of Major Issues and Future Directions of ODA in Forestry in Korea: Application of Text Network Analysis

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the important issues that ODA projects in the forestry sector in Korea are generating, by targeting academic papers published in Korea. For this purpose, academic papers published in Korea between 2010 and 2021 were analysed. Of the papers published in academic journals by forestry researchers in Korea, ODA papers in the forestry field were extracted and a text network analysis method applied to them. As a result, five main topics were derived: goal-oriented aid project execution; the necessity for reviewing the long-term perspective in forestry ODA; the need to link to a profitable industry; the importance of a village-oriented production structure; and the necessity for forestry ODA to consider water resources and agriculture. In the future, it will be necessary to make efforts to reflect these five topics in the policy process.