PR Newswire
07 Nov 2023, 10:54 GMT+10
GEUMSAN, South Korea, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 6th, Geumsan County Governor Park Beom-in declared Geumsan the 'World Ginseng Capital' at the opening ceremony of the 41st Geumsan World Ginseng Festival.
World Ginseng Capital Geumsan Declaration
Sky Gift Geumsan ginseng is a representative luxury product of Korea that has gained a global reputation as an elixir for mankind for 1,500 years.
On July 4, 2018, Geumsan Traditional Ginseng Agriculture was the only ginseng in the world to be listed as a World Important Agricultural Heritage by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. Moreover, Geumsan-gun is leading the development of the ginseng industry in areas such as cultivation, processing, distribution, and cultural events.
Geumsan, the "hometown of life" that protects and nurtures our health with the best ginseng, has now declared itself the ginseng capital of the world and will lead the sustainable development of the ginseng industry as follows.
In addition, on June 21, Geumsan Ginseng and Herb Development Agency and Voluntary Agency Network of Korea, signed a business agreement to are conducting a campaign to change the English name of ginseng from "Ginseng" to "Insam."
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