Pohang City Conducts 'First Rice Planting' Ceremony to Pray for a Bountiful Harvest This Year

Pohang City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 27th, Pohang City in Gyeongbuk conducted the 'first rice planting' of the year in the Shingwang-myeon area, praying for a bountiful harvest.

Pohang City's 'first rice planting' event took place at the 0.2-hectare rice paddy of farmer Kim Byeongsik in Jukseong-ri, Shingwang-myeon, marking the official start of the farming season.

About 200 people attended the first rice planting event, including Acting Mayor Lee Jang-sik, full-time rice farmers, agricultural organizations, and officials from the Agricultural Cooperative, praying for a good harvest. In particular, the event featured a 'hand rice planting demonstration' to revive tradition, exchanges of opinions on overall farming, and listening to difficulties, making it a meaningful time.

Acting Mayor Lee Jang-sik urged, "As the farming season begins in earnest, please work together to produce high-quality rice, which Pohang City is proud of, through thorough pest and disease control," while praying for a bountiful harvest.

The city expects rice planting to continue until early June, starting with the first planting on this day. This year's rice production plan is projected at 6,017 hectares and 41,000 tons.

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