Support for K-Food is welcome···The use of domestic agricultural products must be expanded

The National Garlic Producers Association welcomed President Lee Jae-myung's policy of "strengthening support for K-Food" mentioned in the "2026 Budget Proposal Related to the National Assembly Policy Speech." They urged that K-Food revitalization should lead to higher value of domestic agricultural products through measures such as "legalizing the domestic self-sufficiency rate for kimchi" and "clarifying the use of domestic agricultural products in K-Food." The Garlic Producers Association issued a statement the day after President Lee Jae-myung's National Assembly policy speech on the 5th, expressing deep sympathy for the revitalization of the K-Food industry, which enhances the value of domestic agricultural products. However, they emphasized that to achieve global activation of K-Food as a unique Korean culture, it is necessary to expand the use of domestic agricultural products as ingredients. Citing kimchi as an example, the Garlic Producers Association mentioned the ...