Hongcheon County, Aomori Prefecture to exchange apple technology.

Hongcheon County has embarked on a technical exchange with Aomori Prefecture in Japan to improve the quality and competitiveness of Hongcheon apples, a representative agricultural product of the region. Hongcheon County Mayor Shin Young-jae, along with officials from the county's agricultural technology center, conducted a three-day technical exchange and business cooperation visit from the 9th to the 11th, with the aim of further enhancing the productivity and quality of Hongcheon apples. They experienced advanced apple cultivation techniques and distribution systems directly in Itayanagi Town, Aomori Prefecture, which leads apple production in Japan. They also visited Narita Tsugato Orchard, a leader in Japan's bag-shaped fruit management, to intensively benchmark advanced fruit management techniques and pest and disease control technologies. In particular, to establish a sustainable exchange system, they held discussions with local officials, including Mayor Kasai Taketo of ...