Nongshim to continue supporting young farmers for 6 years

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This year, Nongshim will also host the "Youth Farmers Together" program.

The "Youth Farmers Together" program is the first public-private cooperative social contribution project launched by Nongshim in 2021 with the Korea Agricultural and Forestry Service to help young people return to farming in a stable settlement and farming activities, marking its sixth year this year.

This year, Nongshim will select 10 young farmers to support the entire process from the start of potato farming to the sale of harvests. It provides stable farming conditions by paying advance payments before the start of farming, and connects excellent producers and young farmers with mentor-mentees to teach how to store and manage seed potatoes, and transmits know-how such as on-site support during sowing.

In particular, Nongshim plans to purchase all the potatoes produced by young farmers this year so that they can focus entirely on potato cultivation without worrying about the market. In fact, Nongshim's youth farmer potato purchases more than quadrupled sharply from 132 tonnes in 2022 to 583 tonnes last year. In the meantime, the cumulative purchase of potatoes purchased by Nongshim totaled 1,793 tons, which was used to produce Nongshim's signature potato snacks such as Sumi chips and Potato chips.

"We will continue to provide practical help from funding to purchasing so that novice farmers selected this year can successfully settle down," said an official from Nongshim who spoke to this newspaper on the phone.

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