Soojin Park, Director of Food Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Visits Sancheong Facility Vegetable Site

by Choi Sungkyung

Published 08 Jan.2024 09:19(KST)

Updated 05 Aug.2025 12:12(KST)

Inspection of Crop Conditions and Shipments of Strawberries and Cherry Tomatoes

Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 8th that Park Su-jin, Director of the Food Policy Division at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, visited Sancheong to conduct an on-site inspection of winter facility vegetables.

Park Su-jin, Director of Food Policy at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, is conducting an on-site inspection of the facility vegetable farms in Sancheong.

Director Park, who carried out the inspection, visited facility vegetable farms (strawberries, cherry tomatoes) and the Sancheong-gun Nonghyup Agricultural Products Distribution Center (APC) to check crop conditions and shipment trends, urging growth management and expanded shipments to stabilize supply and demand.

Director Park said, “Although there were concerns about cold damage to facility vegetables due to severe weather conditions such as heavy snow and cold waves in late December last year, there was no significant damage thanks to the appropriate response by farmers. I hope thorough preparations will continue to prevent disaster damage in the future.”

A county official stated, “We will continue to make efforts for stable production of facility vegetables through crop management and technical guidance,” adding, “We will do our best to provide various policy supports for farmers.”