Double cropping results in 4 ‘Special Zone’, a major agricultural transformation in Gyeongbuk, South Korea

As the harvest of wheat and barley through double cropping following rice and soybean was completed in June of this year in the four 'Deulnyok Special Zones' (Pohang, Gyeongju, Gumi, and Uljin) promoted by the Gyeongbuk Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services as an innovative model for the great transformation of agriculture in Gyeongbuk, It was announced on the 25th that it had returned to substantial income. In the Gumi Special Zone, where all cooperative members participate in joint farming by double-cropping soybeans, wheat, and onions, the agricultural production amount (excluding operating expenses) for 120ha was KRW 1.9 billion, a 2.4-fold increase compared to when only rice was grown. Income was confirmed to have increased by 1.7 times to 11.39 million won per hectare, and that of beans and onions had increased by 5.8 times to 38.37 million won. In addition, in addition to rice and soybeans, the agricultural production value (excluding operating expenses) ...