SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The effects of climate change are being felt in the fruit section of the supermarket, where consumers will increasingly come face to face with a 21st Century oddity: homegrown papaya and bananas. Recent research by the Rural Development Agency has revealed that not only will “Grown in South Korea” [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With the sweltering summer heat showing no signs of relenting, an increasing number of South Korean farmers in inland areas such as Chungju are taking advantage of the extreme weather and turning their attention to growing tropical fruits. In the past, tropical fruits such as passion fruit, which originates in [...]
CHEONAN, Sept. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – This year, farmers in Cheonan have succeeded in cultivating passion fruit, a subtropical fruit, and have started harvesting their produce. According to the Cheonan Agricultural Technology Center, and the farms that are cultivating the fruit, an average of 100 to 150 fruits are grown a week, and all of [...]