Gokseong-gun Establishes Agricultural Microbial Center to Expand Eco-Friendly Farming

Increase Microbial Production Capacity with 1.5-Ton High-Performance Bioreactor -

Introducing Customized Distribution System and Functional Microorganisms

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 26th that it is establishing an Agricultural Microbial Center in Sinwol-ri, Gokseong-eup, aiming for completion early next year.

Recently, environmental terms such as carbon neutrality, ESG management, and zero waste have been flooding various media outlets.

Companies that do not promote eco-friendly management are being shunned by investors and consumers.

Indeed, eco-friendliness has become a necessity rather than a choice in all fields.

In agriculture, the term ‘eco-friendly’ is no longer new. In the 1960s and 70s, the Green Revolution was led by expanding the use of chemical fertilizers to increase food production, but the situation has completely reversed in just half a century.

For humans and nature to be sustainable on this land, eco-friendly agriculture can no longer be rejected or resisted.

Gokseong-gun is making efforts to expand eco-friendly agriculture. This is because more farmers are choosing eco-friendly farming either for practical reasons such as reducing livestock odor and producing healthy food or for the belief in ecological values.

The amount of agricultural microbes supplied by Gokseong-gun increased nearly threefold from 68 tons in 2017 to 180 tons in 2020.

Accordingly, Gokseong-gun judged that the existing microbial cultivation facilities would be insufficient to meet future demand and decided to establish an Agricultural Microbial Center.

To operate the Agricultural Microbial Center, Gokseong-gun is currently constructing a large-scale microbial cultivation facility at 179-10 Sinwol-ri.

The core is to equip four high-performance 1.5-ton fermenters and a non-face-to-face distribution system.

Once the facility is ready, it will have a system capable of producing up to 400 tons of agricultural microbes annually.

Through this, Gokseong-gun expects to distribute 300 tons of microbes next year.

The microbial supply method will be customized to meet user demand. First, farmers can directly receive hygienically packaged microbes through kiosks and other means. Additionally, the distribution forms will be diversified for easier transport and management.

Depending on the raw materials, users can choose between by-products and commercial media, and select either powder or liquid forms according to preference.

The quality of microbes will also improve. The newly introduced fermenters will have a cultivation density more than ten times higher than the existing ones.

Moreover, ten useful microbes native to Gokseong-gun will be selected, tested through demonstration trials, and distributed.

Functional microbes specialized for pest and disease control will also be introduced.

A Gokseong-gun official said, “We are promoting the brand ‘Family Village in Nature,’ and we will do our best to ensure that eco-friendly agriculture spreads throughout the region through the Agricultural Microbial Center.”

Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Cha Jong-sun cha6960@asiae.co.kr

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