Pohang City Conducts 'First Rice Planting' Marking the Start of the Farming Year... Praying for a Bountiful Harvest

Joint Brand 'Yeongilman Chingu' Begins First Rice Transplanting of Samgwang Rice

5,718ha Cultivation Area Expected by Early June, Forecasting Over 40,000 Tons of Rice

The first rice planting of the year in the Pohang area took place on the 28th in Heunghan-ri, Heunghae-eup, marking the official start of the farming season.

About 80 people, including Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il, members of the Korea Rice Farmers Association, and agricultural officials, attended the first rice planting event, where they reenacted traditional hand rice planting and prayed for a bountiful harvest this year.

Pohang City conducts the first rice planting of the year, wishing for a bountiful harvest.

The Samgwang rice planted that day is a representative variety of Pohang City's joint brand "Yeongilman Chingu," favored by both consumers and farmers for its clean appearance and excellent taste.

The city expects that rice planting will continue until early June, with a cultivation area of 5,718 hectares this year, producing about 40,000 tons of rice.

Vice Mayor Kim Nam-il said, "We will do our best to create various support measures that can revitalize rural areas struggling with declining rice consumption and continuous rice price drops, so that farmers can have a happy year."

To overcome the crisis in rice agricultural production, Pohang City has allocated an agricultural budget of 127.3 billion won this year, a 5.6% increase compared to last year, focusing administrative efforts on implementing unwavering agricultural policies.

To improve agricultural productivity, the city is committed to raising growth potential by introducing innovative technologies and competitive support programs in the agro-food industry sector, enabling the agricultural food industry to grow to the next level.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.