Yugisang, Gochang County Governor, "Will Help Increase Farmers' Income by Planting Soybeans Instead of Rice in Paddy Fields"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] On the 25th, Yu Gi-sang, the governor of Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, visited the excellent site of non-rice crop cultivation (60 hectares of field soybeans) in Gapyeong-ri, Sillim-myeon, to check the cultivation status of field soybeans and listen to the opinions of farmers, the county announced on the 26th.

About 50 villagers, including Jeong Jae-min, head of Sillim-myeon, Park Jong-dae, CEO of Hangyeol Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, and Ki Ho-seon, head of Gapyeong Village, participated in the on-site visit.

The non-rice crop cultivation support project is a national policy project that proactively addresses the problem of rice oversupply by cultivating other income crops instead of rice in paddy fields. It is implemented with the goal of securing self-sufficiency rates for forage and food crops other than rice and ensuring stable income for farmers through rice price stabilization.

Last year, Hangyeol Agricultural Cooperative Corporation in Gochang-gun consolidated 53 hectares of field soybean cultivation among 52 farms, achieving results such as reduced labor compared to general rice farming and income generation. This year, the cultivation of 60 hectares of field soybeans by 72 farms is being expanded in the paddy fields of Gapyeong-ri, Sillim-myeon (a total of 4 villages).

Gochang-gun is also supporting farmers by providing farming launch ceremonies and cultivation technology education to solve their difficulties.

Yu Gi-sang, governor of Gochang-gun, said, “I appreciate the efforts to revitalize rural areas in line with government policy directions,” and added, “We will strive to implement agricultural policies that allow all farmers to prosper together and make Gochang the capital of agricultural life and food.”

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