Twice the price of imported products, eco-friendly Wando bananas will be released next October in South Korea

Published 2020년 12월 11일

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A partnership between the Wando-gun Agricultural Technology Center and the Wando-gun branch of the Agricultural Federation has led to the establishment of a 2,000㎡ banana facility in Wando, South Korea. The aim is to promote the banana income business and take advantage of the region's warmer winter temperatures suitable for subtropical crop cultivation. In October, 450 banana seedlings were planted, and these bananas will be managed at 22℃ even in winter, ready for harvest next October. These eco-friendly, locally grown bananas are expected to be competitive despite their higher price due to their freshness and safety, compared to imported bananas which often require drug processing due to long transportation times.

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(Wando = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Geun-young = From next year, you will be able to taste bananas from Wando. The Wando-gun Agricultural Technology Center and the Wando-gun branch of the Agricultural Federation established a 2,000㎡ banana facility house in Jangja-ri, Wando-eup, to promote the banana income business, a tropical fruit tree, as a cooperation project this year. Wando, located at the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula, is suitable for cultivation of subtropical crops because it has warmer winter temperatures than other regions and can reduce heating costs for facility houses. It can be seen that subtropical fruits such as loquat, citron, tangerine, bluetail, and persimmon are grown in Wando. In February, the county selected farmers to grow bananas, built a new facility house, and planted 450 banana seedlings in October. These bananas are managed at 22℃ even at night in the middle of winter and can be harvested in one year. It is expected that next October, you ...

Source: Yna