South Korea: Seogwipo City fosters new income crop Seongsan kiwi

Published 2024년 4월 18일

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Seogwipo City is championing the cultivation of the 'Gamhwang' gold kiwi variety as an alternative income source to tangerines in the Seongsan area, starting from 2020. This initiative, aimed at stabilizing farm incomes and addressing the overproduction of winter vegetables, involves a collaboration between the local government, the Seongsan Ilchulbong Agricultural Cooperative, and the Dongbu Agricultural Technology Center. They are focusing on facility support, distribution, and product distribution. With a 1 billion won investment this year supporting 4 farms and 1.3ha, the project aims to expand to 50ha by 2029. Currently, 30 farms over 11ha are participating. The cultivation of the royalty-free, high-quality 'Gamhwang' kiwi is expected to significantly enhance farm incomes and diversify the region's fruit industry.

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Seogwipo City announced on the 18th that it is fostering kiwi as a second income crop after tangerines by promoting a project to create a kiwi specialty complex in the Seongsan area to resolve farm income instability, such as repeated overproduction each year with a production structure centered on winter vegetables. According to Seogwipo City, the Seongsan area kiwi specialty complex development project is to foster 'Gamhwang', a new domestic variety, and is being promoted through cooperation between three organizations: administration for facility support, Seongsan Ilchulbong Agricultural Cooperative for distribution, and Dongbu Agricultural Technology Center for product distribution. there is. Seogwipo City plans to spend 1 billion won this year to select 4 farms and 1.3ha to promote the project. The Seongsan area kiwi specialty complex development project, which started in 2020, plans to create 50ha by 2029, and so far 30 farms (11ha) are participating. An official from ...

Source: JejuIlbo