South Korea to dispose temporary protection rights for Halla Green and Samda Green to promote regular implementation

Published May 22, 2023

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The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services has decided to promote the new broccoli varieties 'Hallagreen' and 'Samdagreen', developed by Urbanong Kiwon, without temporary protection rights. These varieties, which are blue-green and resistant to Downy Mildew, have shown promise in quality and disease resistance during demonstration cultivation. Urban Farming Origin plans to expand demonstration cultivation and make seeds available to ordinary farmers through seed companies. The ultimate goal is to supply these new broccoli varieties to Jeju Island first, then distribute them nationwide.

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[Reporter Kang Jae-nam, Korea Rural Newspaper] The Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services (Director Koh Sang-hwan) announced that it would dispose of the temporary protection rights for new varieties of broccoli ‘Hallagreen’ and ‘Samdagreen’ developed last year and promote regular implementation. According to the Urban Farming Institute, the area for broccoli cultivation in Jeju is 1,171 hectares, and the production is 18,360 tons, accounting for 72% of the nation's total. However, the dependence on foreign seeds reaches 99%, and the burden of management costs on growers is increasing due to the increase in seed prices every year. Urbanong Kiwon started developing broccoli varieties in 2006 and fostered New Tamragrin in 2017 and Hallagreen and Samdagreen in 2022. Halla Green is blue-green in color and has good marketability, and Samda Green is strong against Downy Mildew. As a result of demonstration cultivation in 10 farms last year, ...

Source: Agrinet