Exploring public-private cooperation measures to expand South Korea's ginseng exports

Kwon Jae-han, Director of Innovation Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, visited the Seoul headquarters of Korea Ginseng Corporation located in Seoul on Wednesday, November 1. Despite difficult export conditions due to the global economic downturn, agricultural and food export performance is showing signs of recovery, reaching $6.67 billion as of the end of September, up 0.2% from the same period last year. However, in the case of ginseng, exports are experiencing difficulties after showing a 0.7% decrease in September exports compared to the same period last year. Accordingly, Director Kwon Jae-han visited Korea Ginseng Corporation, a leading ginseng export company, to identify issues that need to be resolved to expand exports of Korean ginseng and to seek public-private cooperation. Attending the event on this day were Korea Ginseng Corporation CEO Heo Cheol-ho and Global Headquarters Director An Bin. At this event, Kwon Jae-han, Director of ...