Jogeunsoo, Head of Gyeongnam Nonghyup Headquarters, On-site Inspection of Strawberry Supply Status

Visit to Hadong Okjong Nonghyup Strawberry Sorting Center

Jogeunsoo Cho, head of the Gyeongnam Nonghyup, visited the strawberry sorting center of Okjong Nonghyup in Hadong, Gyeongnam on the 16th. Head Cho inspected the strawberry shipment status and met with farmers and officials at the sorting site to listen to the difficulties in production and sales and to encourage their efforts.

Currently, strawberry farmers are facing many difficulties in farming due to rising management costs such as agricultural material prices and fuel costs caused by unstable international conditions, as well as severe labor shortages due to aging. To resolve these difficulties, he visited the site directly to listen to the challenges and discussed measures to ensure that the farmers' hard work does not go in vain.

Jogeunsoo Cho, Head of Gyeongnam Nonghyup (second from the left), visited the Hadong strawberry sorting center on the 16th to conduct an on-site inspection of the strawberry supply status. [Image provided by Gyeongnam Nonghyup]

Head Cho said, “The sales performance of strawberries by Gyeongnam Nonghyup amounts to 520 billion won, making it the highest-selling item among horticultural products. We will strive harder to increase farmers' income by expanding financial support for farms facing difficulties such as rising agricultural material costs, holding promotional events for Gyeongnam strawberries at large stores in the metropolitan area, and supporting logistics costs for Gyeongnam agricultural products when shipped to the metropolitan area.”

Despite difficult conditions, Hadong Okjong strawberries diversified their export markets by opening export routes to the UK and Saudi Arabia for the first time in Korea on December 19 last year.

Okjong Nonghyup actively supports high-quality production through projects such as supplying production materials, pollinating bees, and consulting on white strawberries to produce high-quality strawberries.

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