Wando Marine Bio Research Center Signs $850,000 Export Contract via Non-Face-to-Face Method

Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries Jeonnam Marine Fisheries Startup Investment Support Project Overseas Marketing Support

2020 Overseas (Vietnam-Thailand) Online Video Export Consultation Meeting Held

Wando Marine Bio Research Center signed a non-face-to-face export contract worth 850,000 USD with Vietnam and Thailand. (Photo by Wando-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 23rd that the Jeonnam Marine Bio Startup Investment Support Project (Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries), carried out by the Marine Bio Research Center of the Jeonnam Bio Industry Promotion Institute, achieved three export contracts (total contract amount of 850,000 USD) during the Vietnam-Thailand online export consultation held on the 22nd at the Mokpo Shangri-La Beach Hotel.

The Jeonnam Marine Bio Startup Investment Support Project has fully shifted to a COVID-19 response posture since March, introducing non-face-to-face programs such as the Vietnam-Thailand online video export consultation, support for entry into domestic and international online channels, and support for Russian promotion and sales agency services.

This Vietnam-Thailand online video export consultation was conducted to support overseas marketing by establishing an online video system (non-face-to-face) and supported 15 companies.

The 15 beneficiary companies attending included fishing corporation Badasonae Co., Ltd., Oseong Fisheries, Araum Co., Ltd., J Food Service Seafood Food Center Branch, Food Island, fishing corporation K-Salt Co., Ltd., fishing corporation Seom Food Co., Ltd., Haeyeoreum Co., Ltd., Wando Seaweed Cooperative Corporation, fishing corporation Gahyeon Co., Ltd., Matna Food Co., Ltd., Manjeon Food Co., Ltd., Sinan Geonjeong Seaweed Cooperative Corporation, Yeongsan Skate Co., Ltd., and Daechang Food. They showcased processed products using local marine products such as seaweed pickles, processed gim (seaweed) products, functional solar salt, and croaker meal kit products to overseas buyers.

Starting with a 500,000 USD export contract between fishing corporation Badasonae (Gangjin) and a Thai company for assorted seaweed and one other product, Yeongsan Skate signed a 150,000 USD export contract for processed products using skate collagen peptides with a Thai company, and Matna Food Co., Ltd. signed a 200,000 USD export contract for processed gim products with a Vietnamese company.

With a total of 48 export consultations and export contracts worth 850,000 USD, this export consultation will be followed up through the establishment of a video system in collaboration with Wando-gun at the Marine Bio Research Center of the Jeonnam Bio Industry Promotion Institute.

Jung Kyu-jin, director of the Marine Bio Research Center, said, “Since COVID-19, we have urgently organized non-face-to-face overseas support projects and have been striving to support beneficiary companies,” adding, “Through the Jeonnam Marine Bio Startup Investment Support Project, supported by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Jeollanam-do, we will do our best to help many marine and fisheries companies in Jeonnam take a step forward.”

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