Muju-gun Completes Wild Herb and Medicinal Plant Cultivation Support Project

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Go Dallyeong] Muju County announced on the 15th that it has completed this year's wild vegetable and medicinal herb cultivation support project utilizing idle lands (48 sites) such as rice paddies, fields, and forests in six towns and townships.

The forest product cultivation complex created this time covers an area of 33,000㎡, and a total project cost of about 34 million KRW was supported to 48 farms that were finally selected through on-site inspections and other evaluations among the farms wishing to participate.

According to Muju County, the farms selected and planted 12 types of wild vegetables such as Deodeok, Gosari, Doraji, and Chwinamul, which are specialized forest products to generate forest income, and 18 types of medicinal herbs including Chamssuk, Jak-yak, Cheonma, Sanyangsam, and Danggui.

Lee Doo-myeong, head of the Forest and Greenery Division of Muju County Office, said, “This year, due to active promotion, increased interest from farms, and the occurrence of fallow land caused by aging, the number of applicants increased more than threefold compared to last year. We will do our best to support so that the farms' expectations lead to abundant harvests, and in 2021, we will focus on selected forest products such as Durup, Eom, and Gajuk to increase farm income.”

Muju County plans to conduct field trips to leading forest product production sites and related institutions to successfully promote the wild vegetable and medicinal herb cultivation support project utilizing idle land. In addition, with the cooperation of the Korea Forestry Promotion Institute and the Korea Forest Cooperative Federation, it will provide education on forest product cultivation management and marketing.

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