Boseong-gun Wins Excellence Award at the World Agricultural and Fisheries Technology Awards

Haegum Gold Kiwi CEO Yang Deokman Honored with World Agricultural and Fisheries Technology Award

Contributed to Nationwide Distribution and Quality Improvement of Haegum Gold Kiwi

Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on August 30 that Haegum Gold Kiwi Agricultural Cooperative Corporation (CEO Yang Deok-man) won the Excellence Award in the Cooperative Farming category at the 29th World Agricultural and Fisheries Technology Awards.

The World Agricultural and Fisheries Technology Awards are hosted by Segye Ilbo and jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Rural Development Administration. The awards are given to farmers, organizations, and institutions with significant achievements in ▲agricultural technology development, ▲export agriculture, ▲cooperative farming, and ▲institutional sectors.

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Haegum Gold Kiwi Agricultural Cooperative Corporation was highly evaluated for its efforts to distribute and cultivate the domestic variety Haegum Gold Kiwi nationwide.

In particular, the thorough quality management maintained through timely harvest judgment for quality improvement and joint shipment, quality inspection, and external evaluation {color, dry weight (fruit dry weight), hardness, sugar content} led to positive recognition.

Haegum Gold Kiwi is a gold-type kiwi developed in 2006 by the Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services. It has high sugar content and excellent storability, and is widely cultivated mainly in Jeollanam-do.

Additionally, it was the first Korean fruit to acquire the 'DOLE GLOBAL' brand and won the Presidential Award at the 10th Korea Excellent Variety Awards in 2014.

Yang Deok-man, CEO of Haegum Gold Kiwi Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, said, "It is an honor to receive the industry's most prestigious award." He added, "We will continue to work hard to make Haegum Gold Kiwi the best representative fruit not only in Jeollanam-do but nationwide."

A Boseong-gun official stated, "Haegum Gold Kiwi contributes not only to increasing farmers' income but also to enhancing the status of Boseong-gun." He added, "We will continue to actively support the development of Boseong Kiwi."

Meanwhile, Boseong-gun is the largest kiwi production area in the country, producing 3,650 tons annually from 334 farms over 258 hectares. Last year, 'Boseong Kiwi' was registered as Agricultural Product Geographical Indication No. 111.

Boseong = Park Cheon-seok, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy hss79@asiae.co.kr

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