Jeju Potato Sprouting in Namibia, Africa… Test Cultivation Begins

(Jeju=Yonhap News) Reporter Ko Seong-sik = Jeju potatoes will be experimentally cultivated in Namibia, Africa. According to Jeju Island on the 27th, the Jeju Agricultural Technology Institute and local agricultural corporations will begin potato cultivation demonstrations in Namibia using 100 kg of Jeju-grown new variety of potatoes, 'Tamna' seed potatoes. Jeju potatoes will be planted within this month. The Namibia experimental cultivation of Jeju-grown potatoes is part of the exchange and cooperation between Jeju Island and Namibia. In December of last year, Jeju Island signed an agreement with Namibia to expand cooperation in the primary industry, renewable energy, and tourism sectors. Jeju Island expects the distribution of Jeju-grown potato varieties to play a role in humanitarian support for solving Namibia's food problem. Previously, Jeju Island experimentally cultivated four types of Jeju potatoes, including ...