On the 17th, Gou Hara Shigeki, chairman of the Japanese Sweet Potato Friendship Association's advisory board, officially visited Haenam County and conducted various schedules for sweet potato industry exchange and cooperation. This visit was arranged as a response to the sweet potato industry business agreement signed last year, and as a preliminary exchange and consultation ahead of the planned 'Korea-China-Japan Sweet Potato International Workshop' to be held in Haenam County next year. Chairman Gou Hara and his delegation visited Haenam County Office and met with County Mayor Myung Hyun-gwan to discuss future cooperation directions, and also visited sites like Hwasan Agricultural Cooperative to directly examine local cultivation techniques and industrialization status.