Conch and sea urchin shells used as compost for agricultural products
Fresh Sea Urchin
Frozen Conch
South Korea
Published Sep 15, 2020
Tridge summary
Jeju City recently announced that it is promoting a business to crush conch shells and sea urchin shells and supply them as compost to farmers. In this project, a total of 30 million won will be spent to support three crushers worth 10 million won to the fisheries and fishing villages.
Original content
Jeju City recently announced that it is pursuing a business to crush conch shells and sea urchin shells and supply them as compost to farmers. In this project, a total of 30 million won will be spent to support three crushers worth 10 million won to the fisheries and fishing villages. Jeju City selects the final target after reviewing the village fishing output, the number of haenyeo, the area of the village fishing ground, and the project performance capability, and deliberation by the Jeju-do Local Subsidy Deliberation Committee. Until the 14th, Suhyup and fishing villagers can participate in the project competition. In Jeju City, 145 tons of sea urchin and 5 tons of sea urchin are produced on average annually. Jeju City plans to supply the by-products of crushed shellfish shells to farmers as compost. An official in Jeju City said, “Most of the ...
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