Jinju International Agro-Food Expo to be Held November 2-6

A Variety of Events Filled at 8 Large Exhibition Halls and Outdoor Areas Around Jinju Sports Complex

Photo of the 2019 Jinju International Agri-Food Expo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The 10th "2022 Jinju International Agro-Food Expo" will be held under the slogan "A Healing Outing with Agriculture" from November 2 to 6 for five days at the Jinju Sports Complex area.

The expo, held on a scale of 500 booths from 250 companies across 20 countries domestically and internationally, will showcase advanced agricultural machinery, farming equipment, excellent local agricultural specialties, and overseas agro-food products in eight large exhibition halls and outdoor event venues. The event will be richer and more substantial by expanding hands-on activities.

This year, eight themed exhibition halls are prepared, including the Agricultural Equipment Hall, Agricultural Promotion Hall, Green Food Hall (two halls), Overseas Hall, Seed Life Hall, Experience Hall, and Pet Experience Hall, along with outdoor event venues, adding fun with both viewing and participatory events.

Additionally, a new indoor experience hall has been established to expand various agricultural experience programs that allow easy understanding of agriculture through hands-on activities.

The farm experience held inside the sports complex is filled with various activities such as cooking classes for making milk shaved ice, milk pancakes, and milk tantanmen, as well as making milk soap, hand milking experience, and feeding hay to growing cattle.

In particular, various accompanying events such as the 12th Native Crop Seed Exhibition, export consultation meeting, the 24th Jinju City Agricultural Products Export Tower Awards Ceremony, Korean Beef Charcoal Grill Festival to promote Korean beef consumption, the 18th National Korean Pear Festival, academic seminars (Green Bio Business Partnering), as well as local food markets and cultural performances (local singer performances, Hallyangmu dance) will be held.

During the event period, visitors can also enjoy the "2022 Jinju Chrysanthemum Art Exhibition" held around the auxiliary stadium. On November 5, the 4th Korean Cup Paper Airplane Competition hosted by Murim Paper will take place inside the sports complex.

On November 3, an export consultation meeting will be held at the MBC Convention Center. This consultation meeting, organized to open new markets for Korean agriculture facing difficulties due to global market liberalization, will be conducted through one-on-one matching between promising domestic exporters and overseas buyers. It is expected that 50 promising domestic exporters and 47 buyers from 18 countries including Vietnam will participate in the consultations.

The Native Crop Seed Exhibition, held as an accompanying event, is also celebrating its 12th year this year. It will display 700 items of 130 varieties of native crops such as sweet potatoes, soybeans, sesame, and sorghum that have been cultivated for generations on Korean soil.

An official from the city said, "This year, with various accompanying events such as the Chrysanthemum Art Exhibition, Paper Airplane Competition, and Korean Beef Charcoal Grill Festival being held simultaneously, we ask visitors to refrain from using private cars as much as possible and use public transportation to ensure smooth traffic flow around the event venue." He added, "We hope citizens show great interest and participation so that the expo can become a place of healing and inspiration."

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