Sunchang Local Foods

Address

5-4, Minsokmaeul-gil, Sunchang-eup, Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk State

Sunchang-gun Agricultural Products/ Specialty Markets

Sunchang Local Food Happy Market is the agricultural market selling only agricultural products from farmers in the 11 eups and myeons in Sunchang-gun and processed agricultural products from community companies, agricultural association corporations, and agricultural processing companies in Sunchang-gun. The market pursues LOHAS (Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability), in consideration for the descendants through eco-friendly agriculture, consideration for others and the society, and high-quality agricultural products, and healthy and local food.

Purpose of Sunchang Local Food Happy Market

Over 50% of farmers in Sunchang-gun are small farmers with a cultivation area of less than 1ha. Most farmers have a small-income, are old or are female farmers. In reality, conflicting with the government policy insisting on the development of scale-up farming focusing on a single crop, the Sunchang Local Food Happy Market was established to be a happy market where both producers and consumers become happy by providing fresh and safe food to consumers securing income for producers.

Farmers participating in Sunchang Local Food Happy Market

About 150 farmers have been participating in Sunchang Local Food Happy Market as of January 2014. Some of them are community companies and agricultural association corporations. Then, at least about 200 farmers are members of Sunchang Local Food Happy Market.