1,345 Rolls of Agricultural Mulching Film Supplied Through Collaboration Among Agriculture Ministry, Industry Ministry, and Private Sector

Supplied to Local Agricultural Cooperatives by May 15

Agricultural mulching film (plastic film) produced through a public-private partnership project initiated by the government to address concerns over a shortage of agricultural film is now being supplied to local agricultural cooperatives.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced on May 14 that agricultural film produced through collaboration among the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the NH Nonghyup Agribusiness Group, and Jinju Agricultural Cooperative is being supplied to local agricultural cooperatives without any disruption.

Agricultural mulching film produced by Jinju Won Cooperative. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

The government and Nonghyup launched this initiative to ensure a stable supply of agricultural film in response to the prolonged Middle East conflict. With the support of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, a petrochemical company supplies raw materials to agricultural film manufacturers, who then produce the films and deliver them to local agricultural cooperatives.

Accordingly, Hanwha Solutions, the raw material supplier for Jinju Agricultural Cooperative, supplied 10 tons of raw material for agricultural mulching film on May 11 with cooperation from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Using these materials, Jinju Agricultural Cooperative produced 1,345 rolls of mulching film by May 13. The produced mulching film is scheduled to be fully supplied to 10 local cooperative materials stores by May 15. In order to stabilize consumer prices, the supply will be made at the existing price level.

Lee Si-hye, Director of Agricultural Industry Innovation Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, stated, "Agricultural mulching film produced through the collaboration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and Nonghyup is being stably supplied to agricultural sites," adding, "The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will continue to work closely with relevant ministries, agencies, and the private sector to ensure that the necessary quantity of agricultural film is supplied to farms in a timely and stable manner."

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