Promotion of Geographical Indication Registration for 'Muan Goguma' Grown in Hwangto Soil

Increase Added Value and Competitiveness by Registering Intellectual Property Rights

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Jeonnam Muan-gun, known as the largest organic sweet potato production area in the country, is pushing for the registration of a geographical indication for sweet potatoes.

'Muan Sweet Potato' is grown in loess soil surrounded by the sea on three sides and exposed to sea breeze, resulting in a high starch content and a good texture.

Currently, about 130 farms in the area produce over 16,000 tons of sweet potatoes annually on 967 hectares of farmland.

The county plans to register intellectual property rights for the locally specialized sweet potatoes to enhance competitiveness and utilize them for development into high value-added regional specialized industries such as secondary processed products and tertiary service industries.

Accordingly, after conducting a demand survey by the 4th of this month, an explanatory meeting for the target participants will be held within this month.

Subsequently, through detailed consultations and expert assistance, procedures will be carried out step by step, including the establishment of a new corporation, to officially register the 'Muan Sweet Potato' geographical indication.

Meanwhile, the geographical indication system is a system that indicates a product as a specialty of a certain region when the reputation, quality, or other characteristics of agricultural and marine products essentially originate from the geographical characteristics of that specific area.

Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo

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