Yeosu City Wins Grand Prize at 2022 Milano Convention Awards

Best Practice in Supply and Distribution Sector... Milan Protocol Award (MPA) Winner

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu City (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced on the 19th that it won the Grand Prize in the Supply and Distribution category at the ‘2022 Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) Food Policy Excellence City Awards’ held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The Milan Pact Award (MPA), the world's most prestigious award in the food sector, is given to cities that have shown outstanding achievements in implementing the pact and sustainable food policies among over 240 cities worldwide, including Paris, London, and New York, participating in the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact.

Yeosu City joined the ‘Global Food Policy Pact’ initiated at the 2015 Milan Expo, expressing interest in global food issues, and achieved the remarkable feat of winning an award on its first application this year.

In particular, this year, among a record number of 133 cities and 251 cases submitted, Yeosu City's submission titled ‘Case for Protecting Local Students and Small Farms in the COVID-19 Era’ was evaluated as an innovative marketing strategy and selected as the best exemplary case in the supply and distribution sector.

Yeosu City attended the awards ceremony and the MUFPP Global Forum held from October 17 to 19, sharing exemplary cases through roundtable discussions.

A city official said, “In a situation where the importance of food policies is increasing day by day due to rapid climate change and food crises, it is meaningful to receive this award,” adding, “Our city plans to enact food-related ordinances and operate related committees to guarantee citizens’ basic food rights, discover food policies, and establish institutional foundations.”

Meanwhile, Yeosu City completed the ‘Food Plan Establishment Research Project’ initiated last year in the first half of this year, and in August, established the ‘Yeosu City Basic Food Plan’ with the vision of ‘Building a Coexistent Food Ecosystem with Citizens of Seomseom Yeosu.’

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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