Hapcheon-gun, First Shipment of Eco-friendly Potatoes to iCOOP Consumer Cooperative

Dreams of Becoming a Wealthy Farmer with Eco-Friendly Potatoes, a Winter Niche Cash Crop

Hapcheon-gun Eco-friendly Potatoes First Shipment by iCOOP Consumer Cooperative (Photo by Hapcheon-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Chamsari Agricultural Cooperative Corporation in Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, announced on the 16th that it has made its first shipment of 12 tons of 2021 organic pesticide-free potatoes, supplied under a contract signed with iCOOP Consumer Cooperative on the 20th of last month.

The organic potatoes shipped by Chamsari Agricultural Cooperative Corporation were planted by nine farms using 15 tons of seed potatoes in 80 greenhouses (4.7ha) from late September to early October last year. It is expected to harvest 100 tons of organic potatoes from February to March this year and supply them to iCOOP Consumer Cooperative, generating an income of about 4 million KRW per greenhouse.

The organic potato cultivation greenhouse area located by the Hwanggang River has suitable conditions for producing high-quality organic potatoes due to the use of groundwater for water film cultivation, which reduces production costs and utilizes loamy sandy soil.

Compared to spring potatoes, winter greenhouse potatoes are distributed from February, when potatoes are not usually shipped, making them a notable winter niche crop that increases farmers' income.

Shin Jae-soon, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, “Through the shipment contract with iCOOP Consumer Cooperative, producers can focus solely on production without worrying about sales channels, which is expected to improve cultivation technology. We will do our best to develop various regionally specialized crops that help increase farmers' income in the future.”

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