Yeonggwang-gun Holds 'Meeting on Measures to Revitalize Eco-Friendly Agriculture'

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters reporter Lee Jeonseong] Jeonnam Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 26th that it held a ‘Meeting on Measures to Revitalize Eco-friendly Agriculture’ at the Agricultural Hall.

At the meeting, representatives from various fields of eco-friendly agriculture, including related county departments, the Yeonggwang-gun Eco-friendly Farmers Association, and representatives of eco-friendly farmers by item, attended to hear opinions for the development of eco-friendly agriculture.

The meeting shared policies and future directions of eco-friendly agriculture, focusing on discussing various revitalization measures to address the county’s weaknesses and points to be supplemented in eco-friendly agriculture.

Currently, the certified area for eco-friendly agricultural products in the county is 2,341 hectares, of which 1,906 hectares, accounting for 81.4%, is eco-friendly rice fields, making it urgent to expand the certified area for items other than rice.

Also, due to problems such as lack of cultivation manuals, excessive production costs, and difficulties in securing sales channels, farmers are hesitant to engage in eco-friendly agriculture.

The county plans to expand eco-friendly agricultural products other than rice by more than 30 hectares this year and to discover and intensively foster representative eco-friendly certified items.

To this end, it will actively participate in related support projects and public contests of related ministries to establish a production and distribution base for eco-friendly agriculture, disseminate customized eco-friendly cultivation methods, and build a network in the production, distribution, and education fields of eco-friendly agricultural products.

A county official said, “We will continue to hold such meetings to listen to the opinions of eco-friendly farmers in each field and implement policies so that the county’s eco-friendly agriculture can advance,” adding, “We hope to do our best to strengthen the safety of eco-friendly agricultural products to enhance consumer trust.”

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