Haenam-gun Selected Most in Jeonnam for 2024 Garussal Production Complex Development Project

10 Education and Consulting Centers, 4 Facilities and Equipment Sites, Cultivation on 770ha Area Next Year

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, was selected for 10 education and consulting sites and 4 facilities and equipment sites in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' Powdered Rice Production Complex Development Project competition. With the highest number of selections in Jeollanam-do, Haenam-gun plans to expand powdered rice cultivation to 770 hectares next year.

According to the county on the 11th, the Powdered Rice Production Complex Development Project is being promoted to induce appropriate production of rice, which is overproduced, and to improve production and distribution conditions across food crops. A project budget of up to 30 million KRW per site for education and consulting, and up to 500 million KRW for facilities and equipment is supported.

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior View

The selected project recipients will receive education and consulting necessary for the sound operation of management entities to stabilize powdered rice production, as well as support for facilities and equipment needed for cultivation.

In addition, powdered rice cultivated in the production complex is eligible for strategic crop direct payments, and stable sales channels can be secured as it is subject to government stockpiling purchases.

Powdered rice is rice that can be ground directly into powder like wheat without soaking in water, making it suitable as a substitute for wheat flour, and its demand outlook is very bright.

Also, since late planting is possible at the end of June, it is a variety advantageous for double cropping with wheat, barley, forage crops, etc. The government plans to intensively develop up to 200 powdered rice production complexes by 2026 in response to rice overproduction.

Haenam-gun cultivated powdered rice on an area of 245 hectares this year and plans to gradually develop the powdered rice project to stabilize rice supply and demand and improve food self-sufficiency rates.

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