Gyeongnam Province Successfully Completes Supply of Local Premium Agricultural Products in 'Seoul Agricultural Produce Package'

Seoul Public Meal Supply ... Eco-friendly Rice of 6 Major Varieties Supplied to Students and Households

Agricultural produce package sorting work scene (Photo by Gyeongnam Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 23rd that it will participate in the 'Student Food Ingredient Package Project' promoted by Seoul City to supply Gyeongnam's eco-friendly agricultural products to the homes of Seoul students.

Following the Seoul public meal service that started last year, the supply of eco-friendly agricultural products from Gyeongnam to Seoul City's 'Student Food Ingredient Package Project' has created an opportunity to establish a Gyeongnam-Seoul urban-rural win-win model based on the metropolitan area's largest agricultural product consumption market.

Seoul City's 'Student Food Ingredient Package Project' supports food ingredients for 860,000 elementary, middle, and high school students, providing eco-friendly rice and food ingredient packages worth 60,000 KRW and Nonghyup Mall points worth 40,000 KRW.

To participate in Seoul City's agricultural product package project, the province finalized the supply plan through consultations with Seoul City, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and others from the project planning stage regarding supply items, prices, and supply systems.

In particular, centered on the Gyeongnam Eco-friendly Cooperative Business Group, eco-friendly farming corporations in the province will participate to supply 800 tons of six major eco-friendly products, including rice and potatoes, to the homes of 860,000 Seoul students from the 24th until the end of July.

Jung Jae-min, Director of the Agricultural Policy Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, said, “Supplying Gyeongnam's excellent agricultural products to Seoul and Gyeonggi Province, the largest consumers of agricultural products, will greatly help both local farmers secure sales channels and urban residents meet their demand for quality agricultural products.” He added, “We expect that citizens who experience Gyeongnam's excellent agricultural products will continue to purchase Gyeongnam agricultural products in the future.”

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