Jeonbuk Provincial Assembly member Kwon Yo-an visits the site of continuous cropping damage to lettuce in Wanju County.

Representative Kwon Yo-an of the Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Assembly held a meeting with farmers affected by continuous lettuce cultivation in Yongjin-eup, Wanju County, on the 9th to listen to their concerns. The meeting was attended by farmers from the Wanju Lettuce Cultivation Group, officials from the Jeonbuk Smart Agriculture Office, the Agricultural Technology Institute, and the Wanju County Agricultural Technology Center. Currently, 473 farms in Wanju County grow lettuce, with 321 of them practicing greenhouse cultivation. The area dedicated to greenhouse lettuce cultivation is 82 hectares, accounting for 88% of the total lettuce cultivation area in the county. However, the yield has significantly decreased due to summer heatwaves, high temperatures, and the occurrence of diseases and pests such as thrips. Representative Kwon emphasized, "Conventional chemical fertilizers have high carbon emissions and limitations in terms of environmental friendliness." He ...