Deep fertilization for 'carbon neutrality'

The Rural Development Administration held a demonstration event for the "Improved Deep Fertilizer Injection Device" on the 30th at a test cultivation site in Changnyeong, Gyeongnam, attended by around 100 garlic and onion farmers and related officials. This demonstration event was an evidence-based event linking technology development and field dissemination, organized in collaboration with the Yangpam-Onion Research Institute of the Gyeongnam Agricultural Technology Institute. The Improved Deep Fertilizer Injection Device is a rotary type that has been improved based on feedback from farmers, enhancing its performance to reliably supply fertilizer to a depth of 30 cm in the soil. It is particularly designed to be attached to various tractors used by farmers, significantly increasing its applicability in the field. On the day of the event, the background and structural features of the device, as well as its operating principle, were explained, followed by a demonstration of the ...