Establishment of Gyeongbuk Food Exporters Association... 37 Companies Participate, Han Imseop Elected President

Gyeongbuk Province established the Gyeongbuk Food Export Companies Association, a corporation, at the CM Park Hotel in Andong.

At the inauguration event held on the 19th, Nam Young-suk, Chair of the Agriculture and Fisheries Committee of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council; Kim Dae-jin, Vice Chair of the Steering Committee of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council; Do Ki-wook, Gyeongbuk Provincial Assembly member; Kim Ju-ryeong, Director of the Agriculture, Livestock and Distribution Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province; and Jeong Woo-seok, Director of the Agricultural Food Distribution Education Promotion Institute, attended and discussed the 2024 business plan report and development strategies among member companies.

Han Im-seop, chairman of the Gyeongbuk Exporters Association, is delivering a greeting.

The Gyeongbuk Food Export Companies Association is an organization centered on food export companies aimed at revitalizing and leading the local food export industry, with 37 food export companies from the Gyeongbuk region participating. At the inauguration event, Han Im-seop was elected as the president of the Gyeongbuk Food Export Companies Association, and Jang Jong-hyun, Choi Ji-hoon, and Jeong Hyeok-sin were elected as vice presidents.

Han Im-seop, president of the Gyeongbuk Food Export Companies Association, said in his greeting, “Despite many difficulties last year, we achieved significant results such as job creation and export growth. In particular, we focused on exporting products of Gyeongbuk food companies and obtaining necessary certifications through promotional events in Indonesia.”

President Han also stated, “Through this year’s projects, we plan to continuously develop job creation and employment expansion by pioneering various markets such as the United States and Dubai.”

Kim Ju-ryeong, Director of the Agriculture, Livestock and Distribution Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “Despite difficult external conditions last year, we demonstrated the capability to surpass $900 million in agricultural food exports for the first time through the achievements of the agricultural transformation initiative to reduce costs and increase productivity. We will focus administrative efforts on achieving the 1 billion dollar goal in the Gapjin year together with the member companies of the Gyeongbuk Food Export Companies Association.”

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