Sancheong-gun Accelerates Development of Expert Farmers for Premium 'San-encheong Strawberry'

Sancheong Strawberry.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Agricultural Technology Center of Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, has opened the ‘San-encheong Agricultural College Premium Strawberry Course’ to cultivate professional strawberry farmers and will operate it until November.

This year, the strawberry course at the Agricultural College, conducted face-to-face, includes 30 local strawberry farmers and aspiring farms.

The curriculum consists of strawberry cultivation technology education such as seedling production management, hydroponic strawberry cultivation, smart farms, and strawberry planting management, as well as field visits to excellent farms in the region.

Lectures will be held every Tuesday from the 17th to November 8th, totaling 25 sessions and 100 hours. The lecture time is from 1:30 PM to 5:30 PM at the Future Life Hall auditorium of the Sancheong-gun Agricultural Technology Center.

Sancheong-gun has been operating the Agricultural College for five years to cultivate elite personnel producing strawberries by integrating scientific farming technology and to create income for farms.

In addition to the Agricultural College strawberry class, the county is promoting GAP certification, smart farm, and hydroponic facility support projects to brand ‘Jirisan Sancheong Strawberry’ as a premium product.

Sancheong strawberries have been recognized for their quality, winning the ‘Korea Representative Brand Award’ for six consecutive years. It is a key crop for the county, with about 800 farms cultivating 420 hectares and generating an annual income of 110 billion KRW.

Sancheong strawberries have been ideal for cultivation due to alluvial soil formed by the three major rivers?Gyeonghogang, Deokcheon River, and Yangcheon River?and the valley breeze from Jirisan Mountain, which keeps summers cool and winters warm with groundwater, enabling water film insulation.

Starting from early November, Sancheong strawberries are pollinated using pollinating bees for male and female flowers and are grown organically. The ripening period takes about 1 to 2 days longer than other regions, resulting in high sugar content as well as firm and dense flesh, earning favorable reviews.

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