South Korea: North Gyeongsang local government struggling due to agricultural products market blocked by COVID-19

Published 2021년 8월 12일

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Northern Gyeongsangbuk-do rural governments are struggling to sell agricultural products due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To address this, they are providing logistical support, organizing agricultural product selling events, and offering live commerce education to farmers. The farmers are learning how to sell agricultural products online, and the attendance rate for the training sessions is over 90%. The local governments are also planning to hold discount events and direct trade events to support the sales of products like matsutake mushrooms, honey, and vinegar.

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(Andong = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Yong-min = Rural local governments in northern Gyeongsangbuk-do are struggling to break through the agricultural products market blocked by the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). As the production of zucchini and other products increased and consumption fell sharply this year, the city of Yeongju started supporting logistics costs, entering shopping malls (Yeongju Market Day), and installing agricultural products. We also plan to hold an event to sell agricultural products to local organizations and organizations. Even before the Corona 19 crisis, demand for 'filial piety crops' such as zucchini was maintained to a certain extent, such as being delivered to school lunches, but sales channels fell a lot after Corona 19. For this reason, zucchini and eggplant, which were priced at 800 won and 400 won per piece last year, are sold at half the price. Farmer A complained, "The consumption of crops is low and social distancing continues, so the ...

Source: Yna