Gyeongnam Nonghyup "Did You Know August 18 Is 'Rice Day'?"

Gyeongnam Province and NC Dinos Celebrate 'Rice Day' Event

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Gyeongnam Nonghyup, together with Gyeongnam Province, held an event at Changwon NC Park on the 17th to commemorate the 9th annual ‘Rice Day’ on August 18, promoting the value and excellence of rice.

About 30 people attended the event, including Kim Byung-gyu, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongnam Province, Kim Ju-yang, Head of Gyeongnam Nonghyup, Lee Jin-man, CEO of NC Dinos, and representatives and directors of Nonghyup RPC. To celebrate Rice Day, 1,000 bags of rice cakes made from Korean rice, such as Injeolmi snacks and puffed rice snacks, were distributed to citizens visiting the baseball stadium.

The NC Dinos have also been conducting a promotional event for Gyeongnam rice brands and prize giveaways via the scoreboard during home games from July 28 to September 30, and have committed to actively participating in events to promote the consumption of Gyeongnam rice.

Gyeongnam Nonghyup, Gyeongnam Province, and NC Dinos hold a rice consumption promotion event in celebration of Rice Day.
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‘Rice Day’ on August 18 was designated in 2015, with the Chinese character for rice (米) broken down into 八(8), 十(10), and 八(8), symbolizing that producing one grain of rice requires the care and effort of farmers 88 times from planting to harvest.

Deputy Governor Kim Byung-gyu said, “Rice has been scientifically proven to have various benefits and is an excellent natural food nutritionally. Many diverse menus and processed foods using rice have been developed and distributed,” adding, “The province and Nonghyup will continue to make efforts to spread awareness of the value of rice.”

Head Kim Ju-yang stated, “Due to changes in dietary habits and misunderstandings about rice, farmers are facing difficulties from the continuous decline in rice consumption. We will continue to carry out various marketing activities to support them.”

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