Andong-si Signs Contract for Consignment Production of 'Jihwang' Seed Rhizomes of Medicinal Crops

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Andong City Agricultural Technology Center announced on the 7th that it has agreed with the Agricultural Technology Commercialization Foundation (located in Iksan, Jeonbuk) and producers to entrust the production of the original rootstock of the medicinal crop 'Jihwang'.

This project was promoted to establish an entrusted production complex for original rootstock to early expand the distribution of domestically cultivated varieties of medicinal crops and to supply high-quality rootstock to medicinal crop farming households.

The entrusted production of Jihwang rootstock started in 2019 with 4 farms and this year is carried out on 11 farms over 2 hectares (40 vinyl greenhouses). An agreement was made to produce high-quality rootstock using tissue-cultured seedlings and original rootstock, and education on Jihwang cultivation will also be provided to participating farms.

In this area (Imham-myeon), after cultivating watermelons as the previous crop in the greenhouse cultivation complex, tissue-cultured seedlings and rootstock of Jihwang will be transplanted from late July to early August, harvested and sorted around late November, and all will be delivered to the Agricultural Technology Commercialization Foundation.

Farms producing rootstock can practice double cropping, and farm net income is expected to improve 2 to 6 times compared to other crops. For Jihwang farming households, the supply of high-quality rootstock produced through this project is expected to increase the marketability and yield of Jihwang, thereby increasing farm income.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center stated, "Through expert consultation on medicinal crops and cultivation technology support from the Agricultural Technology Commercialization Foundation, we expect to foster the production complex of high-quality Jihwang rootstock and provide stable income guarantees to rootstock producing farms."

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