Gwangju Nam-gu Takes the Lead in Supporting Eco-Friendly Agricultural Producers

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Nam-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) announced on the 18th that it will implement the Happy Package Support Project to open sales channels for producers in Daechon-dong and the Naju and Hwasun areas who supply eco-friendly agricultural products to local schools through the School Meal Support Center but are facing difficulties such as having to discard their products with tears because they cannot deliver to schools.

The Happy Package Support Project is a program designed to help the local community partially compensate for the damages suffered by producers by allowing consumers to purchase boxes containing seven items, including green onions, spinach, cherry tomatoes, and organic eggs, grown by eco-friendly agricultural producers.

One Happy Package box consists of approximately 3.8 kg of eco-friendly agricultural products, including 500g of green onions, 400g of Swiss chard, 300g of spinach, 1 kg of cherry tomatoes, 15 organic eggs, 40 perilla leaves, and 250g of chives, and is sold at a price of 20,000 won, which is cheaper than the market price.

Nam-gu has decided to actively promote the Happy Package Support Project to public officials, self-governing organizations, and local residents to help the struggling producers overcome the crisis.

To this end, Nam-gu plans to first establish a promotional corner on the district office website to widely disseminate information about the Happy Package Support Project in the local community and has sent official letters to 16 neighborhood administrative welfare centers and self-governing organizations within the district, requesting their participation in saving local farms.

Additionally, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the list of Happy Package purchasers will be collected to avoid direct contact between sellers and consumers. The packages will be purchased collectively by the Nam-gu School Meal Support Center and distributed either at the rear entrance of the Nam-gu District Office or through the neighborhood administrative welfare centers to the orderers.

Kim Byeong-nae, Mayor of Nam-gu, said, “Due to the impact of COVID-19, the management conditions of local farms have come to a complete halt, so if the public officials and local residents unite their efforts, we will be able to overcome these difficult times well. I ask for your active participation in joining the Happy Package purchase campaign.”

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