Suncheon City, regional specialty crop 'strawberry seedlings', lays the foundation for a leap into the premium market.

Suncheon City recently announced that it has been selected for the '2026 Customized Regional Specialty Crop Cultivation Project' led by Jeonnam Province, setting the stage for a new development as a specialized high-quality strawberry seedling nursery complex. The selected project aims to establish a 'Suncheon City high-quality strawberry seedling production system.' It focuses on introducing smart agricultural technology to efficiently respond to rapid climate change and improving the quality of strawberry seedlings through the establishment of a seedling production system. Suncheon City plans to build a city-run strawberry seedling facility to restore the competitiveness of its strawberry seedlings, which has weakened due to aging facilities and an aging workforce. The city intends to supply healthy, disease-free seedlings to strawberry seedling farmers in a stable manner. Additionally, it plans to provide flower bud inspections for strawberry seedlings before shipment to ...