Gurye-gun Provides Eco-Friendly Beneficial Microorganisms Year-Round

Annual Production and Supply of 500 Tons of Six Microbial Species Planned

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok] Jeollanam-do Gurye-gun (Governor Kim Sunho) announced that this year, to practice eco-friendly agriculture, it will produce and supply a total of six types of beneficial microorganisms?EM bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, lactic acid bacteria, yeast, photosynthetic bacteria, and BM activated water?at an annual volume of 500 tons at the Beneficial Microorganism Cultivation Center located within the Residential Agricultural Startup Support Center in Yongbang-myeon.

Last year, the county supplied 560 tons of microorganisms to 4,943 farms, supporting eco-friendly agriculture by improving soil environment and reducing livestock odor. In particular, the replacement of outdated equipment improved the quality of beneficial microorganisms, and the introduction of an automatic supply system has been a great help to farms.

Gurye-gun produces and supplies 500 tons of beneficial microorganisms on its own to practice eco-friendly agriculture.
Photo by Gurye-gun

Beneficial microorganisms are supplied free of charge to residents who have completed related training, and can be collected in person every Thursday.

This year’s beneficial microorganism training will be held on February 16 (Thursday) at 1 p.m. at the Yongbang-myeon Residential Agricultural Startup Support Center, with one more session planned for the second half of the year.

Governor Kim Sunho said, “The demand for beneficial microorganisms, which form the basis for strengthening eco-friendly agriculture competitiveness and producing high-quality agricultural products, is steadily increasing. We hope to contribute to farm income by producing and supplying better quality beneficial microorganisms.”

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok hss79@asiae.co.kr

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