Opening of Incheon Rural Convergence Industry Experience Studio... Promotion of 6th Industry Certified Products

Incheon Mayor Park Nam-chun (center) is performing a connection performance with attendees at the 'Rural Convergence Industry Experience Studio Opening Ceremony' held on the 26th at Namchon Agricultural Wholesale Market.
[Photo by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] A rural convergence industry experience studio has opened at Namchon Agricultural Wholesale Market in Incheon.

On the 26th, Incheon City opened the experience studio on the first floor of the office building at Namchon Agricultural Wholesale Market, attended by Mayor Park Namchun, National Assembly member Maeng Seonggyu, City Council member Lim Dongju, Incheon TP Director Seo Byeongjo, and representatives of sixth industry certified management bodies.

The studio was established to promote and activate the sales of sixth industry certified products in the Incheon area. It covers an area of 138㎡ and is equipped with cooking counters, broadcasting cameras, TVs, and broadcasting editing equipment to enable online communication.

At the opening ceremony, experience programs such as making soybean paste and turnip kimchi, conducted by the Korea Fermented Soybean Paste Association and the sixth industry certified management body Ganghwa Seom Kimchi, were held both in-person and via real-time Zoom.

The experience studio will offer cooking practice education using sixth industry certified products three times a month until December this year.

Additionally, it will operate as a diverse experience space connecting farmers and consumers through SNS product reviews, online communication for recipe sharing, and programs linked with experience and tourism farms.

The sixth industry refers to activities that promote regional economic revitalization by creating new added value and local jobs through the convergence of secondary industries such as manufacturing and processing using tangible and intangible rural resources, and tertiary industries such as distribution and marketing services. There are a total of 35 sixth industry certified management bodies in the Incheon area.

Mayor Park Namchun stated, "The experience studio will help farmers who are struggling due to COVID-19," and added, "We will do our best to activate the sixth industry to create new added value and jobs in agriculture, and to provide consumers with trustworthy food directly made in the region."

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