Haenam has a sweet potato research center focused on 'breeding premium sweet potatoes'.

Haenam County (Mayor Myeong Hyeon-gwan) has embarked on a major innovation to strengthen the competitiveness of its flagship product, Haenam sweet potatoes, by redesigning the entire sweet potato industry process from production and processing to distribution. In particular, the establishment of the Haenam Sweet Potato Research Center and the formation of a dedicated team are accelerating the creation of the foundation for the branding of Haenam sweet potatoes. The research center, established in Pyeonghwa-ri, Samsan-myeon, with an area of 30,000 square meters, serves as an advanced base for researching and disseminating new sweet potato varieties and production technologies for Haenam sweet potatoes. Equipped with research facilities and open-field test plots, it will be responsible for the systematic technological development and field verification of the sweet potato industry. The development of superior Haenam-specific varieties to replace foreign sweet potato varieties and weather conditions.

Haenam Sweet Potato Research Center Fully Operational, Strengthening Competitiveness from New Variety Breeding to Processing and Distribution Geographical Indication No. 42 Haenam Sweet Potato Embarks on Elevating Its Status as a Premium Brand Haenam County (County Head Myeong Myeong-gwan) has embarked on a major overhaul to strengthen the competitiveness of its flagship product, Haenam sweet potatoes, by redesigning the entire sweet potato industry process from production to processing and distribution. In particular, the establishment of the Haenam Sweet Potato Research Center and the formation of a dedicated team are accelerating the creation of the foundation for the premiumization of Haenam sweet potatoes. The research center, established in Pyeonghwa-ri, Samsan-myeon, with an area of 30,000㎡, will serve as a forward base for researching and disseminating new varieties and production technologies of Haenam sweet potatoes. It will be equipped with research facilities and field ...