Yeosu City Promotes Support Project for Establishing Production Base of Premium Dolsan Gat

8 Projects Including Compost Support Program, Over 400 Million Won Invested

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Yeosu City (Mayor Kwon Oh-bong) announced on the 5th that it will invest 400 million KRW in the Dolsan Gat production infrastructure support project to improve the quality and premium branding of Dolsan Gat.

Dolsan Gat is a representative specialty product of Yeosu City, produced annually at 39,282 tons in Dolsan-eup and Hwayang-myeon, generating sales of 39.4 billion KRW as a high-income crop.

According to the city, to maintain the quality of premium Dolsan Gat, eight projects will be promoted, including a soil fertility enhancement compost support project to address issues such as soil degradation from continuous cultivation, nutrient imbalance in the soil, and increased pest density.

To prevent continuous cropping damage and improve soil conditions in Dolsan Gat cultivation areas, compost, soil conditioners, and dedicated fertilizers will be provided, and the cultivation of alternative crops to Dolsan Gat will be supported to improve double cropping.

Additionally, to suppress summer water Gat production and resolve supply instability in winter, dedicated rain shelters for Dolsan Gat will be distributed. To reduce rural labor, agricultural machinery such as power seeders and transporters will be supported, and pest control using drones will be conducted.

Especially this year, to meet consumer demands for safe agricultural products, priority (differentiated) support will be given to farms with eco-friendly certification and GAP certification to encourage expansion of certified areas, while farms producing non-compliant agricultural products such as those with pesticide residue detection will be excluded from support projects.

A city official stated, “We will do our best to improve the soil environment in Dolsan Gat cultivation areas and support the establishment of production infrastructure such as rain shelters so that the quality improvement and brand reputation of Dolsan Gat can continue.”

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