South Korea: Supply of new technology to reduce rice production cost
Rice
South Korea
Published May 25, 2022
Tridge summary
The Agricultural Cooperatives are speeding up the dissemination of new farming methods that reduce the labor force, including “rare rice planting,” which uses only 30% of the conventional farming method using seedling boxes. The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) announced on the 24th that it would hold a “rare rice planting agricultural work demonstration” at the Yulmyeon Agricultural Cooperative Nursery in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, and accelerate the spread of a new farming method that can reduce production costs and labor. The demonstration was attended by about 300 people including Lee Seong-hee, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Song Seok-jun, a member of the People's Strength Council (Icheon, Gyeonggi-do), Kim Doo-ho, deputy director of the Rural Development Administration, and local farmers, showing high interest in the new farming method. At the demonstration, Chairman Lee and Rep. Song directly boarded a semi-autonomous straight rice transplanter and demonstrated the rare rice planting method.
Original content
The Agricultural Cooperatives are speeding up the dissemination of new farming methods that reduce the labor force, including “rare rice planting,” which uses only 30% of the conventional farming method using seedling boxes. The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation (NACF) announced on the 24th that it would hold a “rare rice planting agricultural work demonstration” at the Yulmyeon Agricultural Cooperative Nursery in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province, and accelerate the spread of a new farming method that can reduce production costs and labor. The demonstration was attended by about 300 people including Lee Seong-hee, chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, Song Seok-jun, a member of the People's Strength Council (Icheon, Gyeonggi-do), Kim Doo-ho, deputy director of the Rural Development Administration, and local farmers, showing high interest in the new farming method. At the demonstration, Chairman Lee and Rep. Song directly boarded a ...
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