[Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu] Jangseong County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Yoo Doo-seok) announced on the 18th that it is recruiting suppliers for the ‘Jangseong Local Food Direct Store’ in the Gwangju area, scheduled to open next year.
The recruitment period is until next month and targets farmers and processing companies producing agricultural products or processed goods in the Jangseong area.
The local food direct store is a distribution facility where producers and consumers directly trade food produced locally.
By omitting intermediate distribution processes, high-quality agricultural products can be purchased at reasonable prices, and producers can secure stable income through expanded sales channels.
The county is constructing the Gwangju area local food direct store in the Oryong-dong area of Buk-gu.
This area is adjacent to the planned development site of the Cheomdan 3 District and has a consumer market of about 120,000 people, showing high prospects for development.
The county expects the store to open around the first half of next year.
The construction of the direct store is a project promoted as part of the ‘Food Plan,’ a comprehensive food strategy that plans the entire process of production, distribution, and consumption of food within the region to provide safe and healthy food to consumers’ tables and guarantee stable income for farmers.
The county has organized about 900 food plan participating farms through the Jangseong Food Business Group, an intermediary support organization, to promote the ‘Jangseong-type Food Plan,’ a governance model jointly participated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Jangseong County, NongHyup, and the military.
Governor Yoo Doo-seok said, “The Gwangju area Jangseong Local Food Direct Store will be an important sales channel for local small and medium farmers, along with the Nam-myeon Local Food Direct Store, which is currently recording high sales. We will do our best to build a wealthy farming village where farmers can live well just by farming.”
For more details, please contact the Jangseong Food Business Group.
Jangseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu chg6001@asiae.co.kr
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