Hong Sung-hyung: Low-carbon organic farming, reverse exported to Japan

Published 2025년 9월 26일

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[Agricultural, Fisheries, and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Kim Jeong-hee] Hongseong County (County Head Lee Yong-nok) announced that from the 22nd to the 25th, six individuals including farmers and officials from Obuse, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, visited Hongseong, the nation's first organic agriculture special zone, to tour the low-carbon organic farming system. This visit was a follow-up to County Head Lee Yong-nok's trip to Japan last September, and it was made possible by a special directive from Obuse Mayor Okamura Hideto, who is very interested in organic farming. This marks another instance of reverse export, as Japan, which has been considered the birthplace of organic farming, is now benchmarking Hongseong County's low-carbon organic farming system. The visiting group toured eco-friendly agriculture in the areas of Mudang-ri, Hongdong-myeon, and Onui-gweon in Janggok-myeon.

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Farmers and government officials from Obuse City, Aichi Prefecture, visited Hongseong County for a three-night, four-day schedule. Hongseong County (Mayor Lee Yong-nok) announced that from the 22nd to the 25th, six people including farmers and officials from Obuse City, Aichi Prefecture, visited Hongseong, the first organic farming special zone in the nation, to look at the low-carbon organic farming system. This visit was a follow-up to Hongseong County Mayor Lee Yong-nok's visit to Japan last September, and was carried out under the special directive of Obuse City Mayor Okamura Hideto, who has a strong interest in organic farming. This is another reverse export example where Japan, known as the birthplace of organic farming, is now benchmarking the low-carbon organic farming system of Hongseong County. The visiting group toured the production, cultivation, distribution, and consumption processes of organic agricultural products in the eco-friendly agricultural villages of ...

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