Anseong Pears Triumph! Top Award at This Year's Gyeonggi Province Fruit Evaluation

[Suwon Ilbo=Park Chan-hyeok Reporter] The Anseong City Agricultural Technology Center (Director Lee Sang-in) announced on the 26th that at the 2024 Gyeonggi Province Pear and Apple Evaluation Contest hosted by the Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Technology Institute, the Jeon Ye-jae farm in Iljuk-myeon won the grand prize, while the Lee Beom-ju farm in Yangseong-myeon and the Lee In-dong farm in Seo-un-myeon won excellence awards.

The Gyeonggi Province Pear and Apple Evaluation Contest was held on that day at the Agricultural Science Education Center of the Gyeonggi Province Agricultural Technology Institute.

The evaluation contest featured a total of 80 farms from various cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, and Anseong made an impressive showing with 3 of its 5 submitted farms receiving awards.

The 2024 Gyeonggi Province Pear and Apple Evaluation Contest determined award winners through measured evaluation of sugar content, fruit weight, and firmness, as well as expert evaluation of appearance, uniformity, coloration, and taste of pears and apples produced by Gyeonggi Province farmers.

Lee Sang-in, Director of the Anseong City Agricultural Technology Center, stated, “Anseong pears have proven their superior quality by winning the grand prize and excellence awards at this year's Gyeonggi Province Pear and Apple Evaluation Contest,” and added, “Going forward, we will continue to provide full support so that Anseong pear farmers can produce high-quality fruits.”