South Korea: Full-scale dissemination of melon hydroponic cultivation technology

[Korea Rural Newspaper Reporter Sang-Hyun Seo] Nutrient and moisture precision management High sugar content and weight controllable to meet export standards The use of eco-friendly coir badges "will contribute to the improvement of farm household income." It is spread. On the 19th, the Rural Development Administration announced that it would distribute hydroponic cultivation technology to the field to expand the melon export market. It is that the melon hydroponic cultivation technology, which has been researched and developed for 3 years from 2018 to 2020, will be made as a guide and distributed to major production sites. According to this, Korea's hydroponic cultivation area is 3785ha as of 2019, and the area occupied by melon is 13.1ha, remaining at 0.3%, and 3-4% of domestic production is exported. As of 2019, 1555 tons of melon were exported to Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore, with exports amounting to $465 million. Therefore, the Rural Development Administration ...