This study investigates the current state of various organizations engaged in seed conservation activities in South Korea. By interviewing the members of five organizations, this study examines the functions related to these organizations’activities. We found that the framework constructed to analyze the social functions of conservation activities by Japanese non-profit organizations could also be applied to private organizations in South Korea. Also, it is implied that the activities in South Korea were large-scale among organizations, but small in number compared to the Japanese status quo.
