'One-Third of Low-Carbon Certified Hanwoo Farms Located in Jeonnam'... Leading Carbon Reduction Policies

'Low-Carbon Livestock Product Certification System' Selects 9 Farms in Jeonnam Region

Jeonnam Province is leading carbon reduction policies in the livestock sector by accounting for 33% of the nationwide low-carbon certified Hanwoo farms.

On the 12th, Jeonnam Province announced that nine local farms were selected for the country's first implemented 'Low-Carbon Livestock Product Certification System.'

Certified farm producing low-carbon livestock products (Mun Hyeong-ryul's farm, Jangpyeong-myeon, Jangheung-gun).
[Photo by Jeonnam Province]

The Hanwoo farms certified this time are distributed by city and county as follows: 4 in Haenam, 2 in Hampyeong, and one each in Jangheung, Gangjin, and Jindo. Notably, the certified farms in the province have adopted carbon reduction technologies such as early shipment, manure management, and energy saving.

Low-carbon certified Hanwoo beef is sold in the market with the low-carbon certification label, and it is expected to be chosen by many consumers in line with the trend of value-based consumption.

Consumers can verify whether livestock products are low-carbon by checking individual animal information through the low-carbon certification mark and the Livestock Product Traceability System.

The Low-Carbon Livestock Product Certification System is a program promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to reduce carbon emissions in the livestock sector. Farms that apply carbon reduction technologies during the livestock production process and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 10% compared to the average emission level are certified as low-carbon livestock product producers.

Park Dohwan, Director of Livestock Policy at Jeonnam Province, said, "This is the result of continuous carbon reduction efforts by Jeonnam livestock farms," and added, "We hope Jeonnam will actively participate in the Low-Carbon Livestock Product Certification System to lead carbon neutrality."

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs plans to accept additional applications for the 'Low-Carbon Livestock Product Certification System' in the second half of this year and expand certification. Starting in 2024, the program will extend to pig farming and dairy farming, and carbon neutrality direct payments will be provided to certified low-carbon farms in the future.

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