Hapcheon County Holds Training on Mechanized Garlic Production Expansion

Training on Cultivation Techniques for Labor Reduction to Cut Production Costs

Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam held a cultivation training session at the Hwanggaram Agricultural and Rural Vitality Center, attended by about 40 farmers engaged in mechanized garlic cultivation, to promote the expansion of mechanized garlic production.

Hapcheon County is conducting cultivation training to promote mechanization of garlic production.

During the training held on the 24th, the Smart Horticulture Division and Agricultural Machinery Division of the Agricultural Technology Center each explained garlic machine seeding and cultivation techniques, as well as the characteristics of different types of garlic seeding machines and guidelines for farmers. The focus was on reducing production costs in response to the sharp rise in labor costs following COVID-19.

The Agricultural Guidance Division of Hapcheon-gun stated, "As the garlic seeding season approaches, the garlic cultivation area in Hapcheon-gun has surpassed 1,000 hectares," and added, "Although Hapcheon-gun is leading mechanization as a major garlic-producing region, we will focus on increasing the mechanization rate at the seeding stage, where the rate is relatively low."

Chu Usik, head of the Agricultural Guidance Division at the Hapcheon-gun Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Onions and garlic in Hapcheon-gun account for 15 to 20 percent of the total agricultural production value, making them highly significant for the local farming economy," and emphasized, "Continuous investment is necessary to enhance the competitiveness of the region's major income crops."

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