Joseon Agricultural Expansion and Agricultural Policy Reforms (1430s)

Timeline

1. 1432–1434Hanseong · JoseonThe court ordered the Jiphyeonjeon to compile the Nongsa Jikseol, systematically summarizing experience in rice, sericulture, livestock, and farm tools, and promulgated it to the provinces as a technical guide for local agricultural policy.
2. 1433–1437Agricultural regions such as Jeolla and Gyeongsang provinces · JoseonThe court allocated funds to build dikes and dredge waterways, and perfected the communal granary system to store grain for disaster relief, reducing the impact of famines on agricultural production and promoting farmland expansion and stable tax revenue.
3. 1438–1440Frontier areas such as Hamgyeong and Gangwon provinces · JoseonThe court encouraged frontier land reclamation and immigrant military colonies, granted initial tax and corvée exemptions, and rewarded sericulture to fill the treasury and promote silk weaving among the common people, with agricultural expansion and frontier development mutually reinforcing each other.