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Wheat prices rose at auctions in South Korea and Bangladesh, with Ukraine asking the EU to sanction importers from South Asia over stolen grain

[By Lee Kang-san, Korea Farmers' Newspaper] Haenam County in South Jeolla Province is expanding long-grain rice as a strategic crop to respond to climate change and boost overseas rice exports, and is embarking on establishing a new agricultural model integrated with artificial intelligence (AI) agricultural technology. On June 20, Haenam County held a 'Climate Change Response AI Agricultural Technology Field Demonstration' at Gohyeon-ri in Hyeonsan-myeon, with around 50 participants including the Rural Development Administration, Sejong University, CJ CheilJedang, and local farmers. The demonstration, conducted in the long-grain rice export specialized cultivation area currently being developed by Haenam County, showcased autonomous driving agricultural machinery and AI analysis technologies based on agricultural satellites and drones.

The Korea Fisheries Resources Corporation Jeju Headquarters announced that it is promoting a project considering the characteristics of seaweed that grows attached to rocks and other surfaces. To this end, they are installing natural stones as attachment substrates or utilizing natural rock formations in the creation area to allow seaweed roots to adhere and survive. They are also conducting beach cleaning to improve attachment substrates in the intertidal and subtidal zones. Furthermore, in sea forest creation areas, they are applying various methods such as mock pouches, underwater long-lines, and direct seaweed rock transplantation, taking into account the suitability of each marine area to help seaweed more smoothly establish itself. They continue to conduct periodic monitoring even after sea forest creation.