Haenam-gun, Active Harvesting of 'Carbon-Neutral Low-Carbon Rice' in Agriculture

234ha Cultivated in Valleys and Masan This Year, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Through Paddy Water Management Cultivation Techniques

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwa) is actively harvesting low-carbon rice cultivated through paddy water management technology.

On the 19th, according to the county, a field briefing was held along with rice harvesting on the 18th at Bangchun-ri area in Gyegok-myeon, the project site for the 'Low-Carbon Rice Paddy Water Management Technology Dissemination Pilot Project' selected by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

(On the right) Myeong Hyun-gwan, Haenam County Governor, is attending the low-carbon rice harvest field evaluation meeting and listening to an explanation about cultivation techniques that can reduce carbon through paddy water management.
[Photo by Haenam County]

Low-carbon rice paddy water management cultivation is a cultivation technique that reduces carbon emissions through paddy water management. It reduces greenhouse gas emissions by practices such as mid-season drainage and paddy water filtering, and also saves agricultural water.

Since greenhouse gases can be reduced simply by managing paddy water, anyone can easily implement it. Besides carbon reduction, it is known to improve rice quality, maintain root vitality, and increase lodging resistance, resulting in a dual benefit of productivity improvement.

The pilot project is being conducted to develop a reduction coefficient for greenhouse gases (methane) generated during rice cultivation and to develop an excellent carbon reduction model through the dissemination of paddy water management technology.

Haenam-gun was selected for the low-carbon rice paddy water management technology dissemination pilot project consecutively in 2022 and 2023, uniquely participating in two pilot sites nationwide: 126.4 hectares in Gyegok-myeon and 107.6 hectares in Masan-myeon.

Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan stated, “Haenam, which has the largest cultivated area and eco-friendly certification area nationwide, will spare no effort to lead ESG in the agricultural sector and realize low-carbon agriculture.”

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