Nonggwanwon Provides First Support for Packaging Costs to Expand GAP Certification Labeling

Pilot Project Conducted with 121 Million Won Investment
Support of 500,000 to 2 Million Won per Location for Printing GAP Certification Labels

The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service announced on the 12th that it will support packaging material costs for excellent agricultural product management facilities for the first time this year. A budget of 121 million won will be invested as a pilot project to expand the handling of the Excellent Agricultural Product Management (GAP) certification mark.

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is a system that manages the cultivation environment such as soil and water, agricultural materials such as seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides, and processes such as sorting and packaging in a clean and safe manner to prevent contamination of agricultural products by pesticides or harmful microorganisms during production, harvesting, and distribution stages.

This packaging material cost support project provides support of 500,000 to 2 million won per site for the production of printing plates and packaging materials that print the GAP certification mark.

The National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service first conducted a preliminary demand survey targeting 1,001 GAP facilities for project promotion, and 68 sites applied as a result of the survey. Project applicants must submit the application form and supporting documents to the relevant GAP certification agency by September this year. The GAP certification agency will review the application documents and conduct on-site verification, and the support office of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service will receive the reviewed documents from the GAP certification agency, conduct a final check for appropriateness, and provide subsidies if the support criteria are met.

Seo Hae-dong, head of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, said, "We expect this project to raise awareness of GAP and provide an opportunity to expand sales channels," adding, "Based on this year's project effect analysis, we plan to expand the budget and promote the project next year."

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