Namwon-si Proves Excellence of Livestock Manure Compost Overseas

Published 04 Aug.2021 14:21(KST)

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-kwon] The excellence of livestock manure compost produced in Namwon, Jeonbuk, is being proven overseas.

According to the city on the 4th, Baraebong Fertilizer Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, currently participating as a supplier in the organic fertilizer support project, signed an export contract for 540 tons of livestock manure compost (pellets) with the Vietnamese company DUV THUAN TRADING & SERVICE CO for the first time in Korea last year, and export performance continues this year as well.

Baraebong Fertilizer Agricultural Cooperative Corporation signed an export contract for 140 tons of livestock manure compost to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 27, and successfully shipped 40 tons of livestock manure compost on the 2nd.

Also, in 2017, the Agricultural Technology Commercialization Foundation transferred the technology of Bacillus thuringiensis BS07M strain to Baraebong, which succeeded in developing a manufacturing technology by applying it to the Baraebong livestock manure compost (pellet) product and filed a patent for the related technology.

The developed product activates Bacillus bacteria to process organic compounds in a short time and reduces moisture in livestock manure, significantly reducing odor during the fermentation process.

In particular, since it is in pellet form with no odor and low moisture, using this compost prevents loss, neutralizes acidic soil, and improves soil nutrients, moisture retention, and air permeability.

The city expects that the export of livestock manure compost will greatly help solve the most difficult problem of livestock manure disposal faced by local livestock farmers, and plans to support 80% of export logistics costs with provincial and city funds based on 50,000 KRW per ton.

A city official said, “The export by Baraebong Fertilizer Agricultural Cooperative Corporation has helped promote the excellence of compost produced in Namwon and contributed to timely livestock manure disposal by local livestock farmers. The city will continue to provide various administrative supports to reduce odor caused by livestock manure.”