Gochang-gun, First Rice Harvest This Year... 155 Days After Transplanting

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] On the 20th, Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk announced that it had harvested the first rice crop from 1.3 hectares of early rice at the farm of Kim Seong-ju in Sansu-ri, Seongsong-myeon.

Attending the first rice harvest site were Yoo Gi-sang, Gochang County Governor; Lim Jeong-ho, Vice Chairman of Gochang County Council; Kim Young-ho, Chairman of the Gochang County Council Operations Committee; Jin Ki-young, Head of the Gochang Branch of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation; and Kim Min-seong, Head of Daeseong Nonghyup.

Farmer Kim Seong-ju enjoyed the joy of harvest 155 days after transplanting rice seedlings on April 29.

In particular, Kim’s early rice boasts the highest quality rice due to the West Coast sea breeze, abundant sunlight, and especially the high content of germanium and minerals.

Starting with the first harvest on this day, Hangyeol RPC (CEO Park Jong-dae) plans to harvest 70 hectares of early rice from farms including Shin Su-il, Joo Hyuk-hwan, and Moon Young-sik in Seongsong-myeon, process it into new rice through Hangyeol RPC’s excellent agricultural product processing facilities, and distribute it to stores such as Emart Everyday to captivate consumers’ tastes.

Gochang-gun is entirely designated as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, producing rice on the fertile golden fields, and the rice is processed at a state-of-the-art comprehensive rice processing center, characterized by high freshness and excellent taste.

Governor Yoo Gi-sang attended the first rice harvest site, personally operated the combine harvester to harvest rice, inspected the grain condition, and shared the joy of the first harvest with the farmers.

Governor Yoo said, “Despite the difficult agricultural conditions such as COVID-19, I am grateful to share the joy of the harvest,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure that our rice, grown with hard work, receives fair prices and that high-income is generated for farmers through the production, processing, and revitalization of distribution of high-quality rice.”

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