South Korea, Wando-gun, cultivating high-quality horticultural crops such as citron and loquat

(Wando = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Geun-young = Jeollanam-do Wando-gun is cultivating regional-specialized crops to produce high-quality horticultural crops that consumers can trust and find and to increase farm household income. With the priority of promoting stable production of horticultural crops in response to climate warming and promoting agriculture as it is in Wando's nature, it is concentrating on creating a production, processing and distribution base to systematically nurture specialized items such as citron, loquat, grape, and tangerine. The citron cultivation area in Wando-gun is 197ha, and about 2,800 tons were harvested last year. It grows in the clean natural environment of Wando, where it is hit by the sea breeze, and the skin is thick and has an excellent flavor. Recently, as the efficacy of citron began to be known around the world, export volume increased and export countries diversified to Southeast Asia and the United States. In connection with the 6th ...