Suncheon-si Small Giant Farmers Participate in the 7th Small Giant Farmers Expo

Focused Development Through Promotion of Agricultural Specialties by Small-Scale Farmers and Autonomous Groups

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 24th that it will participate in the ‘7th Small Giant Farmers Expo 2021’ held at COEX in Seoul to provide opportunities for local small giant farmers and their autonomous groups to participate in agricultural product distribution markets and to support strengthening exchanges with consumers and buyers.

This year’s Small Giant Farmers Expo, themed ‘Ontact Meeting of Small Giant Farmers and Consumers,’ will be held for four days until the 27th, both online and offline, hosted by the Rural Development Administration.

The main events include agricultural product sales and exhibitions, buyer consultations, and seminars, with over 3,000 small giant farmers, consumers, buyers, and related parties nationwide participating.

At this event, 15 agricultural specialty products from seven small giant farmer households, including Dalkkeuni apple chips and pear chips, jack bean tea, succulent horticulture kits, silkworm pills, duck jerky, olive oil confit, and Songhwa mushrooms, will be promoted and sold through consumer promotions and buyer distribution consultations.

In particular, this year, the event is led by members of ‘Cheongsun Nongbu,’ an autonomous group of small giant farmers formed by local young farmers.

Cheongsun Nongbu was formed this year and officially registered as a group by eight young farmers in Suncheon City with various crops and scales, including young start-up farmers and returnees to farming, who aimed to increase income through mutual interaction, supported last year by the ‘Young Farmers Research Club Support Project.’

To foster small giant farmers, the city conducted basic and follow-up education, advanced education, and capacity-building training from April to August. Until last month, it also provided food processing technician certification training to support secondary processing of agricultural products and certification acquisition, as well as e-business income generation training to acquire management and marketing skills.

Additionally, CI&BI branding education was provided to autonomous groups of small giant farmers to support their development into innovative agricultural management entities.

An official from the city’s Agricultural Technology Center said, “We hope that through this Small Giant Farmers Expo, the small but excellent agricultural specialty products of Suncheon’s small giant farmers will become widely known and serve as an opportunity to increase income,” adding, “Next year, we will continue to establish various support systems tailored to regional characteristics to nurture outstanding small giant farmers and autonomous groups.”

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