Sesame leaf from Maninsan Nonghyup, Geumsan-gun receives first global GAP in South Korea

Published 2021년 3월 18일

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Geumsan-gun in Chungnam, South Korea, has achieved a global GAP certification for the Chubu Sesame Leaf Export Society of the Maninsan Agricultural Cooperative. This makes it the first in the country to receive such certification for a sesame leaf item. The certification is recognized in 110 countries and is aimed at enhancing agricultural trade. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs supported the certification as part of its strategy to promote the export of Sesame Leaf and Asparagus. President Jun Soon-koo of the cooperative plans to expand quality control and export activities to establish a globally recognized Geumsan sesame leaf brand.

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(Geumsan = Yonhap News) Reporter Jo Sung-min = On the 18th, Geumsan-gun, Chungnam, announced that the Maninsan Agricultural Cooperative's Chubu Sesame Leaf Export Society received global GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certification for the first time in the country as a sesame leaf item. Global GAP is a system in which 110 countries around the world, including Europe, implement GAP certification based on a unified standard, and has the effect of promoting trade in agricultural products between applied countries. The certification was promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as a support for research and development of the annual export strategy model of Sesame Leaf and Asparagus among the agrifood export business strategy model establishment project for fostering promising export products and pioneering new markets. President Jun Soon-koo said, "With the global GAP ...

Source: Yna