The income of asparagus as the representative crop of Yanggu-gun in South Korea

(Yanggu = Yonhap News) Reporter Yang Ji-woong = The representative agricultural specialty of Yanggu-gun, Gangwon-do is by far the most representative agricultural product. Some consumers think of watermelon boasting a cool sweetness or gomchwi full of bittersweet scent, but there are other filial crops that lead the income of farmers in Yanggu recently. It is light green 'asparagus' that boasts a crunchy texture. In 2007, Yanggu-gun decided to select asparagus as the representative crop of the region following Shiraegi, Gomchwi, and watermelon, and began to build a cultivation complex. This is because the cultivation conditions that grow well in a cool, well-drained place matched the climate and soil quality of Yanggu-gun, and domestic consumption demand gradually increased. In order to overcome adverse conditions such as crop characteristics that take more than three years to harvest, low productivity, unfamiliar cultivation methods, and pests and diseases, the military expanded ...