CHUNGJU, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Chungju is a city in North Chungcheong Province famous for its apple orchards, but is now steadily expanding its agricultural production to tropical fruits. For the first time last year, Chungju cultivated passion fruits, which are native to tropical and subtropical regions. One passion fruit contains 36 percent of the recommended [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A market survey has revealed that cherries are becoming increasingly popular. According to Lotte Mart, cherries made up four percent of all fruits sold in 2015, holding ninth place in the rankings. Cherry sales have increased consistently over the past three years, rising from 2.3 percent market share in [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The economic impact on certain farmers of locally raised fresh fruits has proven to be relatively high compared to others, based on price declines following the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. Carrots, grapes and blueberries have been designated for support from government subsidies, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, [...]
SEOUL, March 25 (Korea Bizwire) – “It’s amazing to harvest honey not in rural areas but in cities. Urban beekeeping is growing in popularity as it provides economic benefits as well as a healthier environment,” a Korea Beekeeping Association (KBA) official said. “Urban beekeeping,” also called hobby beekeeping or backyard beekeeping, is no more a strange [...]
INCHEON, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A year after they settled down on a rooftop in the urban Bupyeong-gu (district), 220,000 bees survived the cold winter. It was a meaningful result of the ‘Urban Bees Seoul’ project, which was launched in 2013 by the Seoul Beekeeping Cooperative. A total of 19 beehives were installed in [...]
JEONGEUP, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jeongeup is planning to promote its oat industry as a supplier of high quality, renowned oat products. City officials said on May 29 that the city would work on a long-term project to provide oat farmers with oat varieties apt to be cultivated in the region. [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Tomatoes grown at a greenhouse heated by an incinerating facility have boosted its profits. According to an April 21 statement fromGeoje City officials, a southeastern shipbuilding city, the sale of tomatoes from the “Well-being Greenhouse” adjacent to its Resource Recycling Facility began on March 25. The city installed the [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government will promote the distribution of watermelons whose stems are cut-off during harvesting, said the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) on April 14. Watermelon stems have been a conventional indicator of the quality and the freshness of watermelons for Koreans, who have created a [...]
SEOUL, April 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Mini-plant pots are gaining popularity, as city residents can satisfy their green thumbs at their homes and offices without having to deal with the complications associated with taking care of big plants. According to a report by online retailer 11st Street on March 5, sales of mini-plant pots through [...]
SEOUL, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean researchers opened a new door to recycling livestock blood from fallen farm animals, as the disposal of livestock blood into marine waters is no longer permitted under the 2013 Animal By-Products Regulations. The Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) has developed a method of fabricating amino acid fertilizers from livestock [...]