Oct 26, 2016
Due to aging, South Korean population headed for structural reversal
Posted by Steve Hill in categories: biotech/medical, food, government, life extension
The decline of birth rate is causing a switch in society between younger workforce and the elderly. The Silver Tsunami is a real issue and one that rejuvenation biotechnology can potentially solve.
Data show productive population age group becoming smaller than the majority, and inadequate government preparation for slew of effects.
Residents of Sinpyeong township in Uiseong County, North Gyeongsang Province, were getting ready for their autumn harvest on Oct. 12. Cutting rice plants was an urgent task, they said — and all of the work is done by local village women in their seventies and older.