South Korea: Cheorwon targeting rice market with newly developed "Cheolgi 50" variant

(Cheorwon = Yonhap News) Reporter Yang Ji-woong = Gangwon Cheolwon-gun announced on the 31st that it will target the new rice market with its own rice variety'Cheolgi 50'. Cheolgi 50, developed by Cheorwon-gun, is a hybrid variety between a variant of Odae rice and high-quality Chinese rice. It grows quickly and is suitable for new rice released before Chuseok. In particular, the quality and yield of Odae rice produced mainly in Cheorwon decrease when cultivated early, but Cheolgi 50 is receiving excellent evaluation in terms of quantity and quality. On the 27th of this month, Cheorwon-gun set up a joint pond to ship Cheolgi 50 before Chuseok. This year, it plans to produce 250 tons from 40㏊ and supply them to large supermarkets. In order to prepare for expansion to farmers from next year, we are also preparing to create a seeding complex for the production of high-quality seeds. An official from the Cheorwon-gun ...