Cheorwon County in South Korea harvests a rice plantation complex with a planned 80t seed production

(Cheorwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Yang Ji-woong = Gangwon-do's Cheorwon-gun has started harvesting a seed farm in his hometown. The county plans to produce 80 tons of seeds this year by operating a 15ha plantation complex in Oji-ri, Dongsong-eup. The seeds will be dried, stored, and selected in a dedicated processing facility, and will be supplied first to 300 farmers participating in the contract cultivation complex next year. Hometown Chalk Rice is a glutinous rice the size of five-dae rice with a pleasant smell of nurungji, and has excellent stickiness and texture, and contains a lot of nutrients such as dietary fiber and vitamins. Cheorwon-gun is pursuing a local specialization project in order to nurture his hometown Chalk Rice as a brand comparable to that of Odae Rice. An official from the Cheorwon-gun Agricultural Technology Center said, "We will strive ...