South Korea developed domestic rapeseed varieties and establishment of rapeseed base cultivation complex

Published 2022년 5월 17일

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The Rural Development Administration in Korea is working to develop and cultivate rapeseed to produce healthy food and increase farm income. The country currently cultivates 5,000 hectares of rapeseed, primarily for landscape use, but plans to expand this for oil production due to the health benefits of the oil. Domestically produced cold-pressed rapeseed oil has been shown to have high levels of functional substances and beneficial effects. The administration is also establishing cultivation complexes to secure a stable supply of domestic rapeseed and laying the foundation for mass production of rapeseed oil. This could potentially bring new income for farmers through the 'rapeseed resource circulation model'.

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(Korea Agricultural Newspaper = Reporter Eunjin Kim) As the functional ingredients of rapeseed seed extraction oil attract consumers' attention, it is expected to spur the development of domestic rapeseed by expanding the cultivation area. The Rural Development Administration (Chairman Jo Jae-ho) announced on the 16th that it is making efforts to develop rapeseed varieties and create a rapeseed base cultivation complex to provide healthy food and increase farm household income. Currently, the cultivated area of rapeseed in Korea reaches 5000 ha, mostly for landscape use. Recently, as interest in eco-friendly domestic rapeseed oil that can replace imported edible oil has increased, the cultivated area of rapeseed for cooking oil production has been expanded from 600ha in 2021 to 800ha in 2022. Domestic cold-pressed rapeseed oil contains many functional substances such as plant sterols, tocopherols, and carotenoids. In a cell experiment conducted in 2021, when cold-pressed rapeseed ...

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