Sancheong-gun Selected as an Outstanding County for Eco-Friendly Agricultural Materials Support Project

Evaluation Led by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Continued Support for Organic Fertilizers
Positive Feedback on Chemical Fertilizer Reduction and Soil Environment Conservation Projects

Forage crops in the rice paddies of Chahwang-myeon, Sancheong-gun (Photo by Sancheong-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 7th that it was selected as an excellent institution in the ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Materials Support Project Evaluation’ conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The eco-friendly agricultural materials project evaluation is conducted annually targeting local governments, cities, counties, districts, and agricultural cooperatives nationwide to improve soil environment and spread sustainable eco-friendly agriculture.

The evaluation items are finalized by assessing 18 items in 8 categories such as soil organic matter content, soil acidity (pH), number of soil test fertilization prescriptions, joint application rate of soil conditioners, increase rate of organic fertilizer supply, reduction rate of chemical fertilizer usage, education and publicity performance, and local government efforts.

Sancheong-gun received high scores for ▲efforts to reduce chemical fertilizer usage ▲implementation of various county-funded projects to improve soil environment ▲thorough execution of the 2020 national budget.

In 2020, the county supported 18,384 tons of organic fertilizer (approximately 1.482 billion KRW) and 1,641 tons of soil conditioners (approximately 275 million KRW) across all towns and townships.

This year, the support scale will be further increased to provide 22,557 tons of organic fertilizer and 2,645 tons of soil conditioners (921 tons of silica, 1,724 tons of lime).

A county official said, “The selection as an excellent institution in the eco-friendly agricultural materials support project is the result of actively promoting projects for the establishment of environmentally friendly natural circulation agriculture and soil environment conservation,” adding, “We will continue to strive to create a foundation for sustainable eco-friendly agricultural practices.”

Meanwhile, Sancheong-gun was selected as an excellent county in the excellent city/county category of the ‘10th Gyeongnam Eco-friendly Ecological Agriculture Awards’ conducted by Gyeongnam Province at the end of last year.

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