“Give Seol Gifts with Jangseong Redhyang”

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] ‘Redhyang’ produced in Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, is being shipped in earnest ahead of the Lunar New Year, the major national holiday.

According to Jangseong-gun on the 13th, the county has been promoting the ‘Cala Fruit Pilot Project’ since 2017 to cultivate Redhyang, which was mainly grown only in Jeju Island and the southern regions of Jeollanam-do, and successfully achieved its first harvest in January last year.

The Redhyang harvested this year is scheduled to be sold through direct transaction markets and auction houses starting from mid-month.

‘Redhyang’ is a citrus fruit larger than ordinary tangerines with a reddish hue, high sugar content, a firm texture with plump granules, and abundant juice.

It is also rich in vitamin C and vitamin P, known to be good for blood circulation, cold prevention, and skin elasticity, making it highly preferred by consumers as a gift during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Jangseong-gun started experimental cultivation of subtropical fruits such as Redhyang in 2017 to respond to global warming and foster new promising income crops. Since then, the cultivation area has steadily increased, and currently, 16 farms cultivate Redhyang, Cheonhyehyang, and other citrus fruits as well as Apple Mangoes on 4 hectares.

In particular, Redhyang has a thin and smooth peel among citrus fruits and achieves a proper balance of sourness and sweetness. With a high sugar content averaging 13 Brix, its taste, appearance, and quality are excellent, contributing to high income generation for local farmers.

An official from the Jangseong Agricultural Technology Center said, “Jangseong’s annual sunshine duration is 2,300 hours, about 700 hours more than Jeju Island, resulting in higher sugar content. It requires less labor and is very popular as an alternative crop to existing facility horticulture,” adding, “We plan to continuously discover subtropical fruits suitable for Jangseong’s climate in the future.”

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