Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research Institute Holds Non-Face-to-Face Video Meeting... Continues International Joint Research with Swiss Organic Agriculture Institute

Technology Exchange on Organic Fertilizer Production and Utilization of Beneficial Microorganisms

Gyeongbuk Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwi-yeol] The Organic Agriculture Research Institute of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services has been steadily conducting joint research with researchers from the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) using online video conferences despite the COVID-19 situation.

Since 2017, the Agricultural Research and Extension Services has been promoting the development of organic cultivation techniques and integrated pest management technologies through international joint research with FiBL, a leading research institution in the field of organic agriculture, introducing advanced European technologies and jointly developing practical field application technologies.

To this end, both countries have jointly conducted tests on the production of organic compost using agricultural by-products and the selection of beneficial microorganisms for soil disease control.

They have also established a cooperative research system to quickly produce high-quality compost in the field and to verify the soil disease suppression effects of microorganisms.

In the future, through exchange activities between researchers from both countries, they plan to check and share the progress of projects, discuss plans, and continue a sustainable cooperative relationship.

Shin Yong-seup, Director of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services, said, “We will continue to strive to develop technologies that can be practically applied to domestic organic farming households through steady exchanges and cooperation, contributing to the development of organic agriculture.”

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