Jeong Myeong-geun, Mayor of Hwaseong, Attends Rice Planting Demonstration Ceremony

Direct Driving of Autonomous Rice Transplanter

Jeong Myeong-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, Gyeonggi Province, attended a rice planting demonstration held at the Agricultural Technology Center on the 16th and experienced farming techniques.

Jung Myung-geun, mayor of Hwaseong City, is demonstrating an autonomous rice transplanter at the rice planting demonstration held at the Agricultural Technology Center on the 16th. [Photo by Hwaseong City]

About 100 people, including Mayor Jeong, city council members, representatives from the Nonghyup, and agricultural organizations, attended the event, which featured ▲rice test field planting ▲introduction of new varieties and regional variety adoption trends ▲demonstration of autonomous agricultural machinery. Mayor Jeong personally rode an autonomous rice transplanter to experience the farming technology during the event.

The event introduced recent new varieties, regional variety adoption trends, drone direct seeding, and autonomous driving technologies for rice transplanters and tractors.

Mayor Jeong said, "Recently, local governments across Gyeonggi Province have been introducing various new varieties to enhance the competitiveness of regional brand rice. We will not only further strengthen the competitiveness of Hwaseong City's representative brand 'Suhyangmi' but also actively respond to changing rice consumption trends by distributing diverse varieties."

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