The Rural Development Administration in South Korea has produced 76 tons of domestic oat seeds, a move aimed at reducing the reliance on imported seeds. The seeds were produced in an eco-friendly oat cultivation complex located upstream of Soyangho Lake in Inje-gun, Gangwon-do. The administration has signed a business agreement with Inje-gun and the Soyanggang Branch of Korea Water Resources Corporation to substitute imported varieties with domestic seeds. The National Academy of Food Sciences has sown half of the domestic forage oat varieties 'High Speed' and 'Dark Horse' on a 50-hectare area, with these varieties capable of being cultivated and harvested twice a year. The harvested seeds can replace 16% of the imported seeds, with the ultimate goal of complete replacement. However, the current domestic production is still not enough to fully replace imported seeds.