Yeonggwang-gun Holds 'Regional Specialized Crop Selection Council' Meeting

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang County, Jeollanam-do (County Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 19th that it held a council meeting on the 18th at the Agricultural Technology Center to select region-specific specialty crops.

This council meeting was organized to select and foster region-representative crops by choosing crops widely cultivated by many farmers in the area, crops with large production scales, and crops with high growth potential, aiming to enhance the competitiveness of the local agricultural industry and contribute to increasing farmers' income.

The representative crops mentioned included ▲ chili peppers, which have a large number of cultivating farms ▲ strawberries, mangoes, blueberries, and Shine Muscat grapes, which have high income per unit area ▲ cereals with high growth potential as barley industry special zones ▲ the Sangsa flower, a major tourist resource of the county ▲ and ramie, the main ingredient of Moshi leaf songpyeon, a local specialty of the county. Several more council meetings will be held in the future to select the county's region-specific specialty crops.

Once the region-specific specialty crops are selected, the county plans to intensively support projects, technology, and information to foster them as representative agricultural products of the region.

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