Gochang-gun, Low-Carbon Rice Paddy Water Management Technology Pilot Project Draws Attention

[Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk, is playing a leading role in the dissemination of rice paddy water management technology, drawing attention to carbon reduction farming methods.

According to the county on the 20th, the previous day, Kim Sangnam, Director of the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Noh Hyungsu, Deputy Governor of Gochang-gun, and researchers from Jeonbuk National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation visited the low-carbon rice paddy water management technology dissemination pilot project site in Heungdeok-myeon, Gochang-gun (Songam and Yeogok complexes).

The "Low-Carbon Rice Paddy Water Management Technology Dissemination Pilot Project" is a Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs public project aimed at capturing greenhouse gases (methane) generated during rice cultivation and managing growth to develop optimal reduction coefficients according to water management methods.

Among eight locations nationwide, Gochang-gun was the only one selected in Jeonbuk.

Currently, Jeonbuk National University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation and Songam Organic Farming Cooperative Corporation are conducting the pilot project on 140 hectares (543 plots) with 54 farms.

Through this, it is expected to verify and develop related technologies that can be disseminated to farms, such as rice growth promotion and lodging resistance measures, which will be of great help to farmers.

Kim Sangnam, Director of the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, said, "I thank the professors of Jeonbuk National University and farm representatives for realizing carbon neutrality in the agricultural sector," and added, "I hope Gochang-gun will lead low-carbon scientific farming methods and become a great force in spreading low-carbon farming methods throughout Jeollabuk-do and the nation."

Noh Hyungsu, Deputy Governor of Gochang-gun, said, "We will do our best to successfully complete the low-carbon rice paddy water management technology dissemination pilot project so that an excellent carbon reduction model responding to climate change can be developed, and we will not spare continuous interest and support for such pilot projects."

Gochang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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