Gyeonggi Agricultural Food Promotion Agency's Promotional Event Supporting School Meal Suppliers Sells Out Early

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province's special promotional event for local farms struggling due to the 'Novel Coronavirus Infection' (COVID-19) was sold out early.

The Gyeonggi Agricultural and Food Distribution Promotion Institute announced on the 26th that the second round of the 'Eco-friendly Package Special Promotion,' held to support eco-friendly agricultural product farms supplying school meals in the province affected by COVID-19, was sold out ahead of schedule.

The Institute sold 15,000 eco-friendly agricultural product packages on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5 p.m. on the 23rd, and by 5 p.m. on the 25th, all packages were sold, generating sales of 300 million KRW.

Previously, in the first promotional event held on the 11th, the Institute sold 9.5 tons of eco-friendly strawberries and 7,200 eco-friendly agricultural product packages. With Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung promoting the event through Facebook, all prepared eco-friendly agricultural product packages were sold within two hours.

Kang Wi-won, Director of the Gyeonggi Agricultural and Food Distribution Promotion Institute, explained, "We plan to continue various consumer activities to support eco-friendly agricultural product farms facing difficulties due to the suspension of school meals."

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