Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Selects 74 Specialized Wheat Production Complexes for Next Year

[Asia Economy Sejong=Reporter Kim Hyewon] The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on the 3rd that it has finalized the selection of 74 domestic wheat specialized production complexes for next year.

Since 2020, the Ministry has been fostering wheat specialized production complexes to increase the self-sufficiency rate of wheat and improve the quality of domestic wheat. Among the selected production complexes, Jeonbuk has the largest area with 3,538 hectares, accounting for 48.8% of the total. This is followed by Jeonnam (2,275 hectares) and Gwangju (524 hectares).

The Ministry plans to support these production complexes with education for joint farming, discounted supply of government-distributed wheat seeds, priority purchase of government stockpiles, and wheat production facilities.

This month, applications for government-distributed seeds will be accepted and supplied at half the regular price until next month. The supplied varieties include Saegeumgang, Geumgang, Baekgang, and Jokyung. For the project supporting facilities and equipment for wheat drying and storage, applications will be accepted through the relevant local governments by the end of this month, and recipients will be selected in October.

Kim Boram, head of the Food Industry Division at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, said, "The government plans to continuously expand wheat specialized production complexes to increase domestic wheat production and improve quality."

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