South Korea: K-Sweet Potatoes, such as Ho-pung-mi and So-dam-mi, to be imported

On the 8th, Rural Development Administration Commissioner Kwon Jae-han emphasized, “We will contribute to increasing farm income by strengthening the export competitiveness of excellent domestic varieties and developing export markets by utilizing sweet potato freshness maintenance technology.” Commissioner Kwon made this remark after visiting the Gongdeok Agricultural Cooperative Agricultural Products Processing Center in Gimje, Jeollabuk-do, and hearing about difficulties related to sweet potato cultivation, distribution, and export. According to the Rural Development Administration, there are concerns about a decline in sweet potato productivity due to recent repeated abnormal weather and increased disease damage. Production per hectare decreased from 21.4 tons in 2000 to 15.6 tons in 2010 and 15.8 tons in 2022. The Rural Development Administration is promoting a new technology demonstration project and a new variety utilization promotion project to quickly distribute excellent ...