SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – In Seoul’s affluent Gangnam district, historically known for its high real estate prices, an increasing number of homemakers are now on the lookout for what’s colloquially known as “economical imperfect produce.” Imperfect produce refers to items that may not meet the conventional standards for shape or size but boast excellent [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Less than 3 out of 10 South Koreans eat the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables every day, a public health agency said. According to statistics from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency based on the 2021 national health nutrition survey, 25.5 percent of Koreans over 6 years [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of Koreans are eating meals at home instead of going out due to the pandemic and restaurant price increases brought on by inflation. As a result, demand for miniature-sized vegetables is rising. Discount retailer Emart Inc. reported that last year’s sales of raon paprikas, which come [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea plans to release its stockpile of vegetables and salt to cope with the lingering inflation for the annual kimchi-making period ahead of winter, the government said Friday. Under the plan, South Korea will release 5,000 tons of garlic, 1.4 tons of peppers and 3.6 tons of onions [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The rapidly increasing price of vegetables caused by sweltering summer heat and the monsoon season is prompting many South Koreans to grow vegetables themselves in a small garden or a flower pot. Online shopping mall Gmarket reported a 41-percent increase in seed and seedling sales between July 4 and [...]
SEOUL, April 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting this month, public school students in Seoul will be served lunch with vegetables and soup only, excluding meat, twice a month. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Thursday that it will begin operation of a ‘GREEN lunch day’ policy that obligates all schools to provide vegetarian meals [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — While businesses across South Korea are struggling to survive the fallout from the new coronavirus, which has affected more than 8,000 here, provincial governors have come up with creative ideas to help local farmers. Gov. Choi Moon-soon, who calls himself the “governor who sells potatoes” on his Twitter profile, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The popularity of a diet based on vegetables is on the rise as an increasing number of South Korean consumers are looking for healthy and ethical consumption. As a result, the retail industry is launching a series of vegetarian products. Nongshim Co., South Korea’s top instant noodles maker, released [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs established the Vegetable Industry Development Planning Committee on Tuesday to prevent an oversupply of vegetables as an increasing number of single-person households are purchasing fewer vegetables at the market. “An oversupply of vegetables is becoming more severe as single-person or double-income [...]
CHEONGJU, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Technological work has begun to develop 17 types of functional subtropical vegetables and 11 types of fruit trees, including chayote, papaya, apple mango and noni, suitable for growing in North Chungcheong Province. Chungcheongbuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services announced on Wednesday that it has established a master plan to [...]