Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Awarded for 'Excellent Case of Expanding Domestic Wheat Consumption'

Kim Sam-ho, Mayor of Gwangsan District, Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Kim Samho) announced on the 16th that it was selected as the grand prize winner in the '2021 Domestic Wheat Consumption Expansion Best Practices' contest hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The contest was promoted to discover and share excellent cases to expand domestic wheat consumption and raise awareness.

Gwangsan-gu was evaluated for its strong commitment to domestic wheat production, distribution, and consumption, as well as its strengths as a mixed urban-rural city with a population of 400,000, possessing both domestic wheat production and consumption capacity. As a result, it received the grand prize, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Award, along with a prize of 5 million won.

In line with the government's policy to achieve a 10% self-sufficiency rate for domestic wheat, Gwangsan-gu is promoting various projects to activate domestic wheat consumption, aiming to increase potential consumers through systematic domestic wheat experiential learning and promotional activities.

Representative initiatives include ▲ domestic wheat experiential support visiting schools ▲ packaging support ▲ promotion of domestic wheat wedding favors ▲ promotion and delivery of domestic wheat products for tasting at welfare facilities.

Additionally, support is provided to wheat farming households for stable domestic wheat production, including production costs, education and consulting for domestic wheat production complexes, and harvesting equipment for domestic wheat.

Through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs contest, drying and storage facilities for the distribution of high-quality domestic wheat will be supported to the Korea Uri Wheat Cooperative.

Kim Samho, Mayor of Gwangsan-gu, said, “We are actively supporting domestic wheat promotion and marketing to respond proactively to changes in consumption patterns due to COVID-19 and the growing importance of food security,” adding, “We will do our best to promote the excellence of domestic wheat so that consumption can be revitalized.”

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