South Korea: Korea Walnut Association, spurring the establishment of a corporation, we will work hard to supply guaranteed walnut seedlings

The Korea Walnut Association is promoting the establishment of a corporation to supply quality-assured walnut seedlings and to secure sales channels for growers. The Korea Walnut Association held a meeting at the Farmers Center in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province on the 9th and explained the necessity of launching the association and future business plans. The meeting was attended by Chairman Hyung-Woo Kim, Vice Chairman Bong-Chan Do, and Auditor Kyung-Ho Park to discuss future plans. On this day, the attendees pointed out the supply of walnut seedlings with guaranteed varieties as the most urgent issue for the walnut industry. Chairman Kim said, “Some unscrupulous seedling sellers are selling existing full and semi-ripening walnut seedlings as coarse-growing seedlings.” You can tell that it is not a walnut,” he pointed out. In response, the Korea Walnut Association plans to supply seedlings to farmers who want to grow walnuts at the association level, and to conduct inspections of ...