Gochang-gun raises subtropical 'Apple Mango' as high-income crop

This year, 300 million won will be spent to provide seedlings and thermal materials to farms, and 50% of heating facilities will be provided

Gochang-gun, North Jeolla Province, will focus on fostering "Apple Mango" as a new subtropical high-income crop.

According to the Gochang-gun Agricultural Technology Center on the 31st, "Apple Mango" was selected as a subtropical fruit suitable for the local agricultural environment. Apple Mango is known as a subtropical crop with relatively low labor and high income.

Apple Mango Farm [Courtesy of Gochang-gun]

The county will invest 300 million won in the total project cost this year to supply Apple Mango to provide seedlings and thermal materials to farmers.

In addition, 50% of the facilities and heating facilities essential for subtropical fruits are subsidized.

Earlier on the 24th, it signed an MOU (business agreement) with Allgorun Co., Ltd., a domestic tropical fruit distributor.

Gochang-gun and Allgorun plan to select excellent farmers for local apple mango cultivation and introduce high-quality apple mango varieties through grafting support to contribute to local agriculture and economic development.

Hyun Hyun-yeol, director of the Gochang-gun Agricultural Technology Center, said, "We are pursuing Apple Mango pilot projects as items that can quickly respond to increasing climate change and increase farmers' income."

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