Hamyang-gun Holds Academic Forum for the Advancement of Hamyang Wild Ginseng

Gyeongsang National University Center for Sustainable Development and Institute of Agricultural and Food Bio-Convergence Research Hosted

Group Photo of the Hamyang Wild Ginseng Expo Forum

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The “Forum on the Advancement of Production-Processing-Distribution of Hamyang Wild Ginseng for a Sustainable Future of Hamyang in Response to the Post-Expo,” hosted by Hamyang County, Gyeongnam, and co-organized by the Sustainable Development Center and the Agricultural and Food Bio Convergence Research Institute of Gyeongsang National University, was recently held successfully at the Hamyang County Culture and Arts Center with the support of the Hamyang Wild Ginseng Festival Committee and the Korea Forestry Promotion Institute.

About 80 participants, including wild ginseng farmers, processing and distribution companies, and wild ginseng experts, attended the forum held on the 8th.

In addition, passionate lectures and Q&A sessions were conducted on various topics, including Dr. Eom Yuri from the Forest Medicinal Resources Research Institute of the National Institute of Forest Science, who presented on eco-friendly cultivation technology applied to wild ginseng production; Dr. Kim Seongsu from Nature and Cheonsim, who discussed simulation for selecting optimal cultivation sites for wild ginseng; Professor Lee Yi from the Department of Plant Life Sciences at Chungbuk National University, who analyzed genetic diversity for wild ginseng breeding; Dr. Lee Heeyul from the Agricultural and Food Bio Convergence Research Institute at Gyeongsang National University, who spoke on processing technology and skin health benefits of wild ginseng; and Professor Jo Gyeman from the Department of Life Resources Science at Gyeongsang National University, who addressed the current status and development plans for Hamyang wild ginseng.

A center official stated, “This forum can be particularly evaluated as a joint practice of the university and the region for sustainable development goals aimed at regional coexistence,” adding, “It is understood to be a new challenge for building a sustainable local community by applying the concept of sustainable development in the development and distribution of local specialties.”

He continued, “This forum is an event that well demonstrates the direction of regional cooperation pursued by Gyeongsang National University, and we will continue to strive to participate in activities for regional coexistence in the future.”

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