Damyang-gun Expands Good Agricultural Practices Certification... Securing Competitiveness for Farms

Promoting Increased Farmer Income Through Expansion of Certification by Supporting Farms Certified with Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 11th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will promote the expansion of GAP-certified farms through multifaceted institutional support to secure the competitiveness of local agricultural products.

GAP stands for 'Good Agricultural Practices' and is a system certified by professional certification bodies for agricultural products that comprehensively manage harmful factors such as pesticides, heavy metals, and microorganisms from production to harvesting, packaging, distribution, and sales stages.

The county supports all related fees incurred during the certification process (up to 130,000 KRW for individual GAP certification fees, full support for groups), sample collection costs for safety tests such as soil, water quality, and pesticide residues, and the full 250,000 KRW cost for soil and water analysis.

Additionally, as part of this year's county-specific project, it plans to support the production of 'GAP production farm stickers' for small-scale farms that have received certification to differentiate them from general agricultural product farms and encourage certification expansion.

Kim Namsong, Director of the Eco-friendly Distribution Division, said, "GAP agricultural products are hygienic agricultural products that are safely managed through thorough verification and certification until they reach the consumer's table," adding, "We will enhance the competitiveness of local agriculture by expanding the production of high-quality and safe agricultural products through this support project."

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