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Seogwipo to Invest KRW 260 Mn in Bee-farming Industry
Date
2014.02.13
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(SEOGWIPO = Newsis) The city of Seogwipo announced on February 10 that it will invest a total of KRW 260 million in five projects to foster the city’s bee-farming industry.

It plans to invest KRW 120 million to provide flower pollens, KRW 130 million to provide bee boxes and KRW 220 million to provide support for other tools and packing materials.

The city will also provide lectures until the end of October to strengthen competitiveness and specialties of bee farmers.

“We will continue our investment and support to help the city’s bee-farming industry become a core part of the eco-friendly livestock industry,” said a city official.

The bee farmers of the city own a total of 250 bee boxes and 42,639 bees.

hynikos@newsis.com

Source Text

Source: Newsis (Feb. 10, 2014)

** This article was translated from the Korean.