Jungjingong, 'Direct Market' to Promote Agricultural Product Consumption

Small and Medium Business Corporation
Employees Purchase Agricultural Products in Jinju Area
Collaboration with Social Enterprise Jinju Teotbat

Kim Hak-do, President of the Small and Medium Business Corporation (left), is purchasing products at a direct transaction market for local farm produce set up in the lobby on the first floor of the Jinju headquarters of the Corporation in Gyeongnam on the 21st.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Daeseop] The Small and Medium Business Corporation announced on the 21st that it has opened a direct transaction market to promote the consumption of agricultural products from local farms affected by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The market was set up in the lobby on the first floor of the Jinju headquarters of the Small and Medium Business Corporation in Gyeongnam. Twenty members of the social enterprise Jinju Teotbat participated as sellers. About 350 executives and employees, including Chairman Kim Hakdo of the Small and Medium Business Corporation, purchased fruits, vegetables, and other agricultural products from the Jinju area during lunch hours.

The Small and Medium Business Corporation plans to regularly hold the market once a month in cooperation with Jinju Teotbat to revitalize local farms and take the lead in social responsibility management of public institutions.

Chairman Kim Hakdo said, "We operated the direct transaction market hoping to help local farmers who are struggling due to the spread of COVID-19," adding, "The Small and Medium Business Corporation will continue its community-friendly activities and efforts to become a public institution loved by local residents."

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