South Korea: Jeonnam Agricultural Institute intensively fostering subtropical fruit trees in response to climate change

Published 2021년 4월 21일

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The Jeonnam Provincial Agricultural Research and Development Institute in South Korea is set to boost its research into subtropical and tropical fruit trees to combat climate change. The institute will invest over 1.1 billion won in nine projects to develop new subtropical fruits and four projects to specialize in citron products. The institute also plans to develop seedless and thornless varieties of citron to boost the industry and provide customized technology for new subtropical fruits. The institute has developed 22 new fruit varieties, which have been distributed to 500 farms, and plans to establish a public-private network to link research results to income.

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(Naju = Yonhap News) Reporter Woonchang Yeo = The Jeonnam Provincial Agricultural Research and Development Institute announced on the 21st that it will intensively promote subtropical and tropical fruit tree research in order to actively respond to climate change such as global warming. To this end, the Provincial Agricultural Research and Development Institute will invest 200 million won for 9 projects for development and diffusion research of new subtropical fruits, and 550 million won for 4 projects for developing and developing citron specialty products and industrialization research. In addition, it plans to provide KRW 1.30 billion for a total of 20 projects, including KRW 180 million for the 4 projects for customized technology development for new subtropical fruits, and 100 million KRW for the 3 projects for smart farm production technology and marketability enhancement technology development. It continues to develop new varieties that farmers can use without paying ...

Source: Yna