Muan-gun, Second Rice Transplanting for Double Cropping to Increase Income

Kim San, the governor of Muan County, is demonstrating rice planting. / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 13th that it conducted the second rice transplanting for double-cropping rice cultivation in the paddy fields of Seohori, Cheonggye-myeon to improve farmland use efficiency and increase farmers' income.

Double-cropping cultivation refers to growing the same crop twice a year on the same farmland. In this farm demonstration cultivation, the rice harvested as the first crop was Jinok rice, a domestic variety sown in early March and transplanted in April, which yielded 545 kg of rice per 10 ares after 120 days of cultivation.

The rice variety to be cultivated for the second crop is Jomyeong, an early-maturing variety developed by the Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services. After this transplanting, it is expected to be harvested in November, producing about 400 kg of rice per 10 ares.

Governor Kim San, who visited the transplanting site that day, said, "It is most important that the advancement of agricultural technology practically contributes to increasing farmers' income," and added, "I hope that double-cropping rice cultivation, which aims to overcome crises in rural areas such as climate change, will be successfully established."

Muan = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwanju ohj1358@asiae.co.kr

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