Garlic and winter radish crops are sluggish...Alternative Crop 'Ginger' Attention

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In the meantime, major crops such as garlic and winter radish have been sluggish in the western part of Jeju due to overproduction and climate change.

As the mass cultivation of ginger is attempted in Jeju, attention is being paid to whether it can be established as a replacement and complementary crop.Reporter Heo Eun-jin of KCTV Jeju Broadcasting in



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It is a ginger field in Daejeong-eup, Seogwipo-si.

Workers dig up ginger buried in the ground, shake off the soil and pile it up step by step.

Some farmers in western Jeju have started cultivating ginger for the first time this year.

This is because garlic and winter radish, which have been major crops so far, have not been in good shape due to climate change and overproduction.

[Ko Seong-ho / Ginger Farmhouse: So far, I think the labor cost problem will be considerably saved. But now that I'm digging, I don't have the skills to do it, so that's a big concern right now.

Usually, ginger yields range from 5 to 6 kg per 3.3 square meters.

However, in Jeju, the yield is close to 10 to 18 kg, and it is two to three times higher than in other regions.

This is because, due to the nature of the climate, it is possible to sow early in Jeju and slow the harvest until the kernels grow enough.

However, considering that there has been no typhoon damage this year, improvement measures are also required to expand ginger cultivation.

[Lee Sung-don / Jeju Western Agricultural Technology Center Specialized Crop Development Team Leader: It seems that such facilities should be equipped to reduce wind damage, and then it is necessary to establish a system to sow the seed steel on its own.]

In addition, the growth cycle is different from that of garlic, which is a major cultivation crop in the western region, so two crops can be harvested, which is expected to help farmers.

In particular, the price of ginger imported from China is higher than that of domestic products, so it is positively evaluated in terms of price competitiveness.

[Kang Chung-ryong / Jeju Provincial Council member: I believe that ginger is a way to replace the winter rain flood concerns that are repeated every year. It seems that it is necessary to continuously monitor whether it is sustainable or not.]

Attention is being paid to whether ginger cultivation attempts will be established as alternative crops and complementary crops that can reduce the damage caused by winter crop flood shipments and climate change, which have become a chronic problem in Jeju agriculture.

I'm Heo Eunjin of KCTV News.

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