‘Green Tea Beauty Boseong Rice’ Selected as One of Jeonnam's Top 10 Brand Rice for 14 Consecutive Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Cheon-seok] Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Cheol-woo) announced on the 25th that ‘Nokchamiin Boseong Rice’ has been honored by being selected for 14 consecutive years as one of Jeollanam-do’s ‘Top 10 High-Quality Brand Rice of the Year.’

‘Nokchamiin Boseong Rice’ is produced in a high-quality rice cultivation complex established in 2006, and is cultivated under thorough management by the Boseong-gun Agricultural Technology Center and the Nonghyup Rice Cooperative Joint Business Corporation, from the use of superior seeds to seedling and main field management, and harvesting.

To produce the best rice, unlike general farms that plant 70 to 75 plants per pyeong, the county plants a basic 60 plants to improve rice quality, and limits sowing to 4 kg, which is half the amount of conventional cultivation, minimizing the use of chemical fertilizers while operating a high-quality cultivation complex.

As a result, ‘Nokchamiin Boseong Rice’ boasts a glutinous and savory taste with a protein content of 6.0% or less.

Rice tastes better when the protein content is lower, and rice with a protein content of 6% or less is classified as ‘Soo’ grade, which is the highest grade among the three grades of Su-woo-mi.

Also, although the cultivation conditions are relatively demanding, it uses the highly praised Hopyeong rice variety, which tastes far superior to ordinary rice, maintains a perfect grain rate of over 95%, and through the latest low-temperature storage (below 15℃ for 365 days), drying, and polishing, the taste of newly harvested rice can be enjoyed year-round.

In particular, the county is committed to providing safe food to consumers through high-level quality management such as GAP certification (farm certification, milling facility certification), and strives to produce honest food.

Representative of the Boseong-gun Nokchamiin Rice Complex (Ahn Jong-hoo) said, “Winning the award for 14 consecutive years is the result of building trust among Boseong-gun, farmers, and the cooperative and communicating in various ways to enhance brand value,” and added, “We will continue to work harder to provide safe food on the tables of the people of the Republic of Korea.”

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