Seodaemun-gu, Jeonju Agricultural Products Sold Out in Two Days Amid COVID-19 Difficulties

1000 Packages Containing Potatoes, Onions, Zucchini, Oyster Mushrooms, and Bean Sprouts Sold Out in Two Days

Preparing eco-friendly agricultural product packages at Jeonju Food Integrated Support Center one day ago

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) announced on the 1st that the Jeonju eco-friendly agricultural product packages supplied in connection with the Jeonju Food Integrated Support Center Foundation since the 30th of last month were sold out in just two days.

The district promoted this project to support public meal supply producers who are facing difficulties in sales channels due to the delay in school openings.

The package, containing five items including 1kg of potatoes, 1kg of onions, 1 zucchini, 400g of oyster mushrooms, and 300g of bean sprouts, was sold at a discounted price of 10,000 won, and 1,000 sets were sold instantly.

The strong response is analyzed to be due to citizens’ willingness to share the difficulties of rural areas, the simple application method via text messages, the Jeonju Food Integrated Support Center’s coverage of delivery costs, and price discounts.

The Jeonju Food Integrated Support Center will start shipping the ordered eco-friendly agricultural product packages by courier from the 2nd.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, stated, “I hope this sale will be of some help to the producers in Jeonju, and we will continue to cooperate with Jeonju City to support agricultural product sales and promote urban-rural coexistence.”

Seodaemun-gu signed an ‘Urban-Rural Win-Win Business Agreement’ with Jeonju City in August 2018 and established the ‘Seodaemun-gu Public Meal Supply Center.’ Since September of that year, it has been supplying fresh ingredients produced in Jeonju daily by receiving orders from local daycare centers and welfare facilities.

By reducing distribution channels, it guarantees fair prices to producers while providing high-quality ingredients at more affordable prices to meal institutions, gaining much favorable response.

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