South Korea: Intensive cultivation of regionally specialized crops such as melons in Gyeongbuk and garlic and onions in Gyeongnam

Cho Jae-ho, head of the Rural Development Administration, said on the 24th, "Gyeongbuk Specialized Crop Research Institute should focus on the development of the melon industry, and Gyeongnam should focus on onion and garlic research, development and commercialization." Commissioner Cho said this while attending the sign-hanging ceremony for the Regional Specialized Crops Research Institute of the Seongju Persimmon and Vegetable Research Institute of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services. People Power Party lawmaker Jeong Hee-yong (Gyeongbuk Goryeong, Seongju, Chilgok) and others were present at the sign hanging ceremony. The Rural Development Administration is pursuing a project to designate and intensively cultivate regionally specialized crops to improve regional agricultural competitiveness. Commissioner Cho said, “It is thanks to the efforts of everyone, including the Specialized Crop Research Institute and farmers, that melon has developed ...