Suwon City Flower Farmers Bloom with Smiles Thanks to Yeongdeungpo District Support

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Yeongdeungpo District in Suwon City announced on the 6th that it achieved considerable results by launching a campaign to support local flower farmers facing difficulties in the wake of COVID-19.

The campaign was conducted to help regional flower farmers experiencing significant hardship as their sales channels were blocked due to the cancellation of various events such as graduation and entrance ceremonies.

The district identified the flower demand in local daycare centers and selected companion plants for the emotional stability and healing of children, selling approximately 2,000 flowers including ranunculus, geranium, statice, silver feather, and pinks through direct transactions between farming households and daycare centers.

Additionally, the district actively promoted the movement to incorporate flowers into office and home life and plans to support the operation of direct transaction markets throughout April, when flower demand is high, in cooperation with the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, unit agricultural cooperatives, and Hanaro Mart.

Suwon Song Young-wan, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor, said "I hope this campaign will be helpful to flower farmers experiencing management difficulties due to reduced flower consumption. I also hope it becomes an opportunity for residents to find emotional stability through flowers."