Namwon-si Supplies 100 Tons of Chunhyang Ssikamja Potatoes to the Region

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-kwon] Namwon City, Jeonbuk announced on the 18th that this year, a total of 19 farms cultivated 8.3 hectares of Chunhyang seed potatoes, producing 120 tons, and plans to supply 100 tons of graded seed potatoes to the region through sorting.

To supply high-quality seed potatoes that local facility potato farms can plant in the fall, meticulous seed sorting by size and shape is being conducted at the Unbong Chunhyang Seed Potato Cold Curing Center sorting facility.

Namwon Chunhyang seed potatoes are popular among facility farms because they are grown in the highlands of Jirisan, have a good texture and taste, have good storability, and are supplied earlier than Gangwon-do potatoes.

The seed potatoes sorted on this day were planted in early March and produced under the same production system as the Gangwon-do certified seeds, including irrigation, timely pesticide use, step-by-step virus infection checks, and other pest and disease infections. Especially for virus prevention, mesh nets were installed on all packaging, ensuring thorough quality control to produce virus-free seed potatoes.

In particular, seed potatoes have the characteristic of sprouting after about 90 days of dormancy following production. The Chunhyang seed potatoes produced from late last month to early this month have undergone sufficient dormancy and will be ready for the planting season in September to October.

An official from the Namwon Agricultural Technology Center said, “We are strictly managing to produce excellent seed potatoes,” and added, “We conduct frequent on-site guidance for producing farms, strive for better seed potato production, and plan to supply high-quality seed potatoes stably.”

Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-kwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.