Sangju City Ranks First Nationwide in Cultivated Area of 'Eco-Friendly Certified' Ginseng

A scene of Sangju City conducting eco-friendly certified ginseng cultivation training. / Sangju City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Sangju City in Gyeongbuk Province has ranked first among cities and counties nationwide in the area of eco-friendly certified ginseng cultivation.

According to Sangju City on the 8th, the area of eco-friendly ginseng cultivation in Sangju reaches 58 hectares. The Sangju Eco-friendly Ginseng Association (President Noh Deok-hyun) is striving to enhance the competitiveness of eco-friendly ginseng farmers through various support projects such as high-quality ginseng production technical education and facility support.

The Sangju Agricultural Technology Center has applied the manual developed by the Ginseng Research Institute of the Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services to disseminate eco-friendly ginseng rain shelter house cultivation technology, reducing the frequency of pest and disease occurrence by up to 85%, achieving eco-friendly pest control effects.

In addition, easier management of the cultivation environment not only reduces pest control labor and operating costs but also allows for income three times higher than before through eco-friendly cultivation, which is evaluated as a result of the dissemination of new technology.

Mayor Kang Young-seok of Sangju said, "We will do our best in quality control education and marketing to expand the distribution of safe eco-friendly certified (pesticide-free, organic certified) ginseng, increase the income of ginseng farmers, and make Sangju’s eco-friendly ginseng the best brand nationwide."

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