Hamyang-gun, First Strawberry Harvest at Young Farmers' Management Practice Rental Farm

Planted 9,000 Seolhyang Strawberry Seedlings in September, First Harvest on 23rd... Strawberry Picking Experience Also Planned

Strawberries entering their first harvest at the Hamyang-gun Management Practice Rental Farm. (Photo by Hamyang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, held the first strawberry harvest event of the year on the 23rd at the young farmer management practice rental farm, which was operated for the first time this year.

In January this year, Hamyang-gun completed the management practice rental farm located in Baekcheon-ri, Hamyang-eup, and recruited the first tenant.

Currently, one young farmer has signed a three-year lease contract from May 2023 and is conducting practice and operation.

The strawberry cultivation greenhouse consists of two facility greenhouses with a total area of 1,482㎡, equipped with triple-layer thermal curtains, nutrient solution facilities, 10 lines of high-bed cultivation, and individual heating and cooling systems. This setup allows young farmers to engage in farming activities without the burden of initial facility investment costs.

Kwon (34), who is operating the rental farm, planted 9,000 Seolhyang strawberry seedlings in September and enjoyed the joy of the first harvest on this day.

Since this is the first harvest of the year, about 150kg will be harvested in the first week, and from then on, about 200kg will be produced weekly, with plans to produce strawberries until the end of April next year.

The produced strawberries will be sold to the Garak Market in Seoul through the wholesale market. At the end of the harvest season, a strawberry picking experience will also be held for children.

Tenant Kwon said, “I felt the reward of hard work with this first harvest, and I am excited thinking about the strawberries to be harvested this winter,” adding, “As this is the first start, I will utilize the secrets learned during the practice period to ensure stable farming activities in the future.”

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