Jeonnam Province’s First Supply of ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Package for Pregnant Women’

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province (Governor Kim Young-rok) has supplied the ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Package for Pregnant Women’ for the first time to revitalize the distribution and consumption of eco-friendly agricultural products, which have been struggling due to COVID-19, and to promote the health of pregnant women.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 11th, the ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Package Support Project for Pregnant Women,’ introduced for the first time this year, selected five cities and counties?Suncheon, Naju, Haenam, Jangseong, and Sinan?as pilot project sites.

The first supply began on the same day at the Naju Nonghyup Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Logistics Center.

Pregnant women in the five cities and counties can apply by visiting their local town or township office or by email.

By paying 96,000 KRW, which is 20% of the total cost, they will receive support in the form of 480,000 KRW worth of package purchase points usable for up to 12 months from pregnancy to one year after childbirth through Nonghyup Mall points.

They can order their desired package through the Nonghyup Mall shopping site or smartphone app and easily receive it at home via delivery.

The ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Package for Pregnant Women’ is composed of various items including eco-friendly rice produced in the province, fresh vegetables, fruits and vegetables, organic marine products (seaweed), antibiotic-free livestock products (beef, eggs), and organic processed foods. It offers eight types of packages valued between 30,000 KRW and 60,000 KRW to broaden the choices for pregnant women.

Additionally, the province plans to expand the supply products by surveying the desired items of pregnant women in the pilot areas and reflecting the opinions of project beneficiaries.

Seasonal fruit packages, baby food packages, nutrition packages recommended by experts, and support packages to help farms struggling with sales channels are also planned to be introduced.

Yoo Dong-chan, head of the Eco-friendly Agriculture Division of Jeonnam Province, said, “This project will serve as a catalyst for the eco-friendly agricultural product consumption market in our region, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19. We will do our best to build a market for eco-friendly agricultural products so that we can overcome these difficult times together by supplying healthy agricultural products to pregnant women.”

Meanwhile, as part of Jeonnam Province’s comprehensive COVID-19 livelihood economy measures, and with the expansion of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ pilot project support targets for the ‘Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Package for Pregnant Women,’ the province is recruiting cities and counties to participate in additional calls. So far, seven cities and counties (Yeosu, Gokseong, Jangheung, Yeongam, Yeonggwang, Wando, Jindo) have expressed interest in participating, and it is expected that the number of pregnant women and farmers benefiting will increase in the future.

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