Yeongam-gun, Apply for the Farmer's Apple Snail Project

Applications Accepted at Farm Household Address Eup/Myeon Offices Until the 31st

[Yeongam=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do is accepting applications for the apple snail project for paddy rice farmers to realize low-cost, herbicide-free agriculture.

This project is being implemented to reduce labor and production costs for rice farmers, and applications can be submitted at the local town and township offices by the 31st.

The support targets are eco-friendly and general rice farmers within the jurisdiction, and applicants must prepare related documents such as the project application form, a copy of the agricultural product certification, and the agricultural management entity registration certificate.

However, farmers who did not cultivate winter crops last year or did not perform deep plowing to a depth of 20cm or more on their farmland are restricted from applying for the project.

A county official stated, "To practice the apple snail farming method, it is mandatory to collect apple snails and prevent their overwintering by cultivating winter crops and performing deep plowing after rice harvest to prevent ecological disturbance," urging caution.

Meanwhile, the apple snail farming method is an eco-friendly farming technique that uses the herbivorous characteristics of apple snails to remove weeds, and it is known to eliminate more than 99% of general weeds as well as superweeds resistant to herbicides.

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