Haenam-gun Selected as Best Institution for Eco-Friendly Agriculture for Two Consecutive Years

Eco-friendly Organic Certification Area Reaches 2,374 ha, Achievements in Product Diversification Recognized

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) announced on the 22nd that it has secured a prize money of 50 million won after being selected as the best local government in the 2020 Jeollanam-do Eco-friendly Agriculture Promotion Evaluation for two consecutive years.

Haenam-gun, which has the largest cultivated area nationwide (35,000 ha), also holds the largest scale of eco-friendly certification, obtaining eco-friendly certification for an area of 5,410 ha this year.

In particular, the area certified for eco-friendly organic farming this year significantly increased to 2,374 ha, up by 1,174 ha compared to the previous year, and with the diversification of items, the qualitative improvement of eco-friendly agriculture is remarkable.

The county is establishing a stable eco-friendly agricultural product production system through organization and clustering, and besides rice, 44% (2,387 ha) of the total certified area is certified for 96 items including fruit trees and vegetables, showing great progress in diversifying eco-friendly agricultural products.

Through the evaluation, Haenam-gun received high marks for actively promoting key eco-friendly agricultural policies such as diversification of certified items and eco-friendly agriculture education tours in towns and villages, excelling in the spread of organic farming and diversification of items.

In addition to winning the best award in the local government category, Haenam-gun also earned the honor of Kim So-young from Bukpyeong-myeon receiving the best award in the livestock sector in the private sector.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan said, “We will continue to expand the production of eco-friendly agricultural products centered on organic farming to enhance the price competitiveness of eco-friendly agriculture and increase residents' income,” and added, “In line with the era of agricultural product liberalization, we will do our best to always be trusted by consumers through the supply of safe and differentiated high-quality eco-friendly agricultural products.”

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