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South Korea: Gimcheon walnuts appearing in Sejong annal geography, registered as geographical indication

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South Korea
Published Feb 10, 2022

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(Andong = Yonhap News) Reporter Dae-seong Son = Gyeongbuk 'Gimcheon walnut' was registered as a geographically indicated forest product by the Korea Forest Service. According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 9th, the Korea Forest Service registered Gimcheon walnuts as Geographical Indication No. 59 for forest products on the 7th. The geographical indication system is a system that separately certifies the product labeling along with the regional name when the characteristics of agricultural, fishery products and processed products are determined by geographic factors or manufacturing methods. Punggi ginseng and Gochang bokbunja are representative examples. Registered forest products are differentiated from general forest products by not only having a clear origin and safe production history, but also having regional characteristics, historical characteristics and cultural characteristics. Gimcheon is the main producer of walnuts in Korea, and about 323 tons of walnuts are produced annually, which is 32% of the national production. The walnut pulp ratio is about 48%, which is higher than other walnuts in Korea or foreign walnuts. It has been recognized as a high-quality agricultural product by receiving the Grand Prize 3 times and the Excellence Award 2 times at the 'Korea Representative Fruit Selection Contest' hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Historically, it has a long history as the contents related to 'Kimcheonhodu' are recorded in the Geography of the Annals of King Sejong and the Yeodo Book. Currently, the number of registered geographical indications for forest products nationwide is 59 cases, and forest products including Gimcheon walnut are 13 cases. Choi Young-suk, director of the Provincial Environment and Forestry Resources Bureau, said, "We will try to systematically manage and differentiate the brand by discovering and cultivating more excellent ...
Source: Yna

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