Jangseong-gun, Jeonnam, Boosts Rice Taste with Timely Harvest Technology Support

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu] Jangseong-gun, Jeonnam, is receiving great responses from farmers through the operation of an on-site technical support team timed with the full-scale rice harvesting season.

The technical support team activities, which started on the 17th and will continue until the 28th, are organized into six groups by eup and myeon, focusing on the harvesting sites. They provide guidance mainly on ▲optimal harvesting time by variety ▲drying and storage techniques ▲soil management techniques such as returning rice straw to the field.

They are also conducting actual yield surveys and listening to farming difficulties in 11 eup and myeon areas of Jangseong.

According to the county, this year, after typhoons passed, damage from planthoppers occurred in some cultivation areas, so the overall rice harvest is expected to slightly decrease compared to last year.

Also, due to less sunlight than last year and lower temperatures in mid-September for a period, the ripening process of regular rice is progressing somewhat slowly.

In particular, ‘Saechungmu,’ which accounts for 45% of the cultivated area in the region, is expected to have a harvesting time more than five days later than other varieties. Therefore, the Jangseong-gun on-site technical support team is urging farmers to harvest around the 20th of this month to avoid harvesting under-ripe rice.

Park Eonjeong, director of the Jangseong Agricultural Technology Center, said, “Through the operation of the on-site technical support team, we will communicate more closely with farmers,” adding, “We will do our best to ensure that Jangseong rice with excellent taste is produced through timely harvesting guidance.”

Jangseong = Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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