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Amid global warming, subtropical crops such as mango and banana can be grown in Korea these days.
It has even been analyzed that more than half of the domestic cultivated land will change to a subtropical climate in 60 years.
This is Park Chan-beom reporter.
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orange-colored golden scent filled the green house.
The golden scent, which used to be a special product of Jeju Island, can now be easily grown in Anseong, Gyeonggi, the central region.
The farmer here quit grape farming, which had been in operation for 30 years, and went down to Jeju Island four years ago to learn the technique of cultivating golden incense.
[Sungjung Choi/Golden Hyang Farmer: I took 30cm and planted this first year.
It's very popular because I grew it like this in 4 years.
Jeju-do farmers…
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The average annual temperature on the Korean Peninsula has risen by 0.18 degrees over the past 106 years by 10 years.
Last year, the average temperature was 13.5 degrees Celsius, the second highest since the weather observation.
This can reduce the quality of the rice and reduce the harvest of apples and grapes.
Instead, cultivation of subtropical crops such as okra, gongsimchae, mango, olives and papaya becomes easier.
Already in Gyeonggi Province, the number of subtropical crop farms has tripled over the past seven years.
As subtropical crops are high-temperature varieties, heating costs in winter are higher than that of other crops, and pests such as aphids require more careful management.
[Kim Seong-cheol/Researcher at the Institute of Warming Response Agricultural Research: I think that this can be linked to income by doing such crops that people in Korea can consume a lot.]
Rural Development Administration said that if the domestic consumption of subtropical crops increases, the cultivation area will be increased for the next three years. It is projected to increase by more than 1,000 hectares.
(Video coverage: Choi Ho-jun, video editing: So Ji-hye, CG: Park Hyun-jin)