Jeonbuk Province Selected for 3 Forage Processing Supplementary Facility Projects Through Public Competition

Jeonbuk Provincial Government Office building. Photo by Jeonbuk Province provided.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Jeonbuk Province announced on the 6th that three additional agricultural corporations were selected in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' 2020 'Forage Processing Facility Improvement Project' competition.

Out of 15 applicants nationwide, six were finally selected. Among the four applicants from Jeonbuk Province, three (Jeonbuk 3, Chungbuk 2, Gyeongnam 1) were chosen, securing a project budget of 945 million KRW.

This result came from close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and efforts to explain the necessity and justification for supporting forage processing facilities in Jeonbuk Province.

Forage processing facilities produce and supply TMR (Total Mixed Ration) feed, which is a mixture of forage, concentrated feed, and agricultural by-products suitable for cattle growth and premium meat production. The projects selected this year include installing robotic loaders and replacing outdated facilities, which are expected to contribute to improving feed quality and productivity.

Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Province plans to cultivate forage on 24,000 hectares this year, producing 400,000 tons of forage to supply to forage processing facilities and herbivorous livestock farms both locally and nationwide.

To this end, 59.1 billion KRW has been secured to support 11 projects, including forage harvesting and manufacturing costs and forage harvesting equipment support.

A Jeonbuk Province official stated, “With three sites selected for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' forage processing facility improvement project, it is expected that high-quality TMR feed will be stably supplied to livestock farms, leading to premium Hanwoo beef production and increased farm income.”

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