Ganghwa County Promotes "Ganghwa Island Rice Support Program"

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Ganghwa County announced on the 13th that it will promote the "Ganghwa Island Rice Support Program" to enhance the quality and competitiveness of Ganghwa Island rice.

Starting this year, the county will not provide Ganghwa Island rice packaging materials for below-standard rice and mixed rice. Instead, it will provide packaging materials for single varieties of high-quality products produced in the region, such as Chucheong, Koshihikari, and Samkwang. Through this, the county plans to distribute high-quality Ganghwa Island rice to the market and secure the competitiveness of farmers and consumer trust.

The packaging design has also been improved so consumers can easily understand information about rice varieties. In response to the post-Corona era, starting this year, the county will additionally provide rice delivery boxes for consumer purchasing convenience and safe shipping.

Meanwhile, through continuous inspections, if the distribution of below-standard rice, foreign matter incidents, or mixing of rice from other regions that damage the Ganghwa Island rice image are confirmed, the county plans to take strong measures including recovery of subsidies and exclusion from support for the next three years.

Targets for Ganghwa Island rice packaging material support are agricultural cooperatives, grain processing facilities, rice mills, and producer organizations located in the county that produce and sell Ganghwa Island rice. Applications are accepted until the 24th at the County Agricultural Administration Division (032-930-3383).

A county official said, "We will do our best to ensure that high-quality Ganghwa Island rice is distributed stably by proactively responding to changes in the distribution market."