Gyeonggi-do to Pilot Supply Excellent Gyeonggimi Rice to Childcare Centers and Kindergartens Next Year

Gyeonggi Provincial Government Gwanggyo New Office Building

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will expand its support project for public meals using excellent Gyeonggi rice, including eco-friendly rice, from elementary, middle, and high schools to daycare centers and kindergartens starting next year.

To this end, Gyeonggi Province will compensate for the price difference between the purchase price of excellent Gyeonggi rice and the government-managed grain sales price. For 10 kg, support will be provided up to 11,000 KRW for organic Gyeonggi rice, 10,400 KRW for pesticide-free Gyeonggi rice, and 6,800 KRW for G-Mark (certified by the Governor of Gyeonggi Province) and GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) Gyeonggi rice.

After conducting a demand survey, the province will implement the project targeting approximately 4,100 daycare centers and kindergartens and about 187,000 children in 23 cities and counties (Yongin, Seongnam, Bucheon, Namyangju, Pyeongtaek, Anyang, Siheung, Gimpo, Paju, Uijeongbu, Gwangju, Gwangmyeong, Gunpo, Osan, Yangju, Guri, Anseong, Uiwang, Pocheon, Dongducheon, Yangpyeong, Gapyeong, Yeoncheon).

The province plans to expand the public supply support items to include all excellent agricultural products in the province after a pilot project for excellent Gyeonggi rice. The expansion of public meals using excellent agricultural products is a campaign pledge of Governor Kim Dong-yeon.

A provincial official stated, "We expect this to have effects on improving the health of infants and young children and spreading eco-friendly agriculture," adding, "Through the excellent Gyeonggi rice pilot project, we will identify improvement directions and prepare phased public meal expansion plans tailored to the characteristics of each city and county."

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