Cheongsong-gun Accelerates Efforts to Secure Future Competitiveness of Apple Industry

Agricultural Technology Center, Agricultural Policy Division, and Hyeonseo Nonghyup Sign Business Agreement

Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, signed a business agreement on March 2 at the Agricultural Technology Center to promote the joint production and distribution project of standardized apple seedlings to strengthen the foundational competitiveness of future Cheongsong apple agriculture.

Cheongsong-gun signs a business agreement between the Agricultural Technology Center, Agricultural Policy Division, and Hyeonseo Nonghyup.

On that day, the Cheongsong-gun Agricultural Technology Center, the County Agricultural Policy Division, and Hyeonseo Nonghyup agreed through the business agreement to play a focused and professional role in securing the sustainable future competitiveness of the Cheongsong apple industry.

Cheongsong-gun plants 300,000 to 500,000 seedlings annually, and it is expected that the demand for apple seedlings within the county will increase further as the establishment of multi-axis, two-axis, and dense orchards, promoted as future-shaped apple orchards, expands.

In response, the county initiated this agreement to systematically establish a production and distribution system for standardized apple seedlings. The Agricultural Technology Center will develop a manual for the production and distribution of standardized seedlings, the Agricultural Policy Division will provide policy support to expand the use of standardized seedlings, and Hyeonseo Nonghyup will take responsibility for producing standardized seedlings. Through mutual cooperation, they aim to secure the fundamental competitiveness for the next 100 years of Cheongsong apples.

County Governor Yoon Kyung-hee stated, “Cheongsong-gun, as a representative apple production area in South Korea, will lead the future standardization of the domestic apple industry and actively engage in apple exports, moving beyond the conventional focus solely on the domestic market.”

In the 1990s, Cheongsong-gun pioneered the establishment of low-height apple orchards using dwarf rootstocks M9 and M26, leading the labor-saving efforts in apple cultivation. Moving forward, through the establishment of a production and distribution system for standardized apple seedlings suitable for future orchard formation, the county is aiming for a revolutionary change in the apple industry, including the promotion of smart farms for apple cultivation.

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