'Hampyeong Danhobak' Resumes Exports to Japan After Over Two Years Due to COVID-19 Impact

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Chunsu] Hampyeong County has resumed the export of sweet pumpkins, which had been halted due to the impact of COVID-19, after more than two years.

On the 30th, according to the county, a loading ceremony for exporting 10 tons of sweet pumpkins to Japan was held at Cheonji Agricultural Cooperative Corporation in the morning.

The ceremony was attended by county officials including Kim Doik, Head of Resource Management Division at Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services, as well as the representative and members of Cheonji Agricultural Cooperative Corporation.

This year, the county was selected for the Rural Development Administration’s pilot project on “Standardization Technology Dissemination for Export of Horticultural Specialty Crops,” and has been supporting facilities to improve quality for sweet pumpkin farmers, intensifying efforts to produce high-quality sweet pumpkins.

Park Eunha, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, “We expect that this export to Japan will help promote the excellence of Hampyeong sweet pumpkins,” adding, “We will continue to contribute to increasing farmers’ income through ongoing field education and technology dissemination.”

Meanwhile, Hampyeong County currently cultivates sweet pumpkins on 122 hectares across 224 farms, producing approximately 1,640 tons annually.

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