Sunchang-gun and Seoul National University Conduct Soybean Seed Research Project

Sunchang County held a project meeting on the 12th in the conference room on the 2nd floor of the Sunchang County Agricultural Technology Center to discuss ongoing soybean seed development. Photo by Sunchang County.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-jin] On the 12th, Sunchang-gun held a project meeting for soybean seed development in the conference room on the 2nd floor of the Sunchang-gun Agricultural Technology Center.

The meeting was attended by about 20 people, including Hwang Suk-ju, the governor of Sunchang-gun, Lee Seok-ha, director of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University, related researchers, and public officials.

Since November 2018, the county has signed a business agreement with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Seoul National University and is developing high-quality soybean varieties suitable for the Sunchang climate.

The reason Sunchang-gun embarked on soybean seed development is to complement the shortcomings of the existing Daewon soybean and to differentiate the soybean varieties, which are the most fundamental, in order to complete Sunchang-gun's own premium jangryu (fermented sauce) products.

At the reporting session, the research project explanation and the performance verification process of two types of yellow soybeans and one type of green soybean were mainly discussed. Demonstration tests on mechanical harvesting and multiple harvest potential compared to the existing Daewon soybean, purchasing and distribution aspects of the green color, and yield increase effects under normal harvest conditions were also discussed.

Governor Hwang Suk-ju said, “The development of new soybean seed varieties will not only be an opportunity to advance the Sunchang jangryu industry to the next level but also greatly contribute to expanding farmers' income, so we will proceed with the project without any setbacks.”

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