Excellent Agricultural and Livestock Products from Western Gyeongnam Directly Supplied to Seoul Public Meals

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 20th that, as part of the 'Gyeongnam-Seoul Win-Win Innovation Business Agreement,' it will actively supply excellent agricultural products from western Gyeongnam to public meals in the Seoul area through the Geochang Food Integrated Support Center, following Gimhae.

Gyeongnam Province and Seoul City have established a 'public meal supply platform' that directly connects the Gyeongnam Regional Food Integrated Support Center and the Seoul Public Meal Center. Since last year, they have been supplying about 80 types of excellent agricultural products from the province to over 150 public institutions, including Yeongdeungpo-gu in Seoul, through the Gimhae Food Integrated Support Center.

Subsequently, to expand the supply of public meals centered on the western Gyeongnam area, they visited Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in person and held discussions with city and county officials and producer group members, explaining the public meal producer organizational system and supply conditions, and have been consulting with Seoul City on various measures.

Based on this, Seoul City comprehensively reviewed Gyeongsangnam-do's metropolitan food plan system centered on small and medium-sized farmers and the eco-friendly production and supply conditions of the western Gyeongnam area. Through on-site and presentation evaluations, the Geochang Food Integrated Support Center was finally selected as the Seoul public meal production local government.

Going forward, the Geochang Center will establish a comprehensive supply and demand system for eco-friendly agricultural products from the western region (Geochang, Sancheong, Hamyang, Hapcheon) centered on the Geochang Shared Agriculture Cooperative producers' organization. Starting from the second half of this year, it will stably supply about 90 types of excellent agricultural and livestock products year-round to approximately 160 public meal facilities such as daycare centers and welfare facilities in autonomous districts including Mapo-gu, Seoul.

Along with this, Gyeongsangnam-do plans to support logistics costs to ensure the stable supply of Seoul public meals from the Geochang Center following the Gimhae Center. Additionally, through the Food Integrated Support Centers in Miryang City and Namhae County, scheduled for completion this year, they aim to perfectly establish a public meal procurement platform among metropolitan public meal centers, ensuring that agricultural products produced in the province are stably supplied and consumed in Seoul, Busan, Ulsan, and other cities.

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