 Nongsa jikseol

Nongsa jikseol (literally "Straight Talk on Farming") is a Korean agricultural book written by two civil ministers ("munsin"), Jeong Cho and Byeon Hyo-mun as ordered by Sejong the Great (r. 1418 - 1450) during the early period of Korean Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1897).It consists of only one volume and was published in 1429, the 11th year of the King's reign as "gwanchan" (官撰, books published by the government), and widely distributed to regional officers of each province in the following year.