Nongshim said on the 27th that it held a ceremony on the 26th to deliver a development fund to the Korea Beekeeping Agricultural Cooperative to revitalize domestic beekeeping farms.
The ceremony followed the "Beekeeping Together" business agreement that Nongshim signed in 2022 with the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences and the Korea Beekeeping Agricultural Cooperative, and is a social contribution program to support stable farming operations for beekeeping households and the development of related industries.
Nongshim produces the snack "Honey Kkwa-Baegi" using domestically produced acacia honey purchased from the Korea Beekeeping Agricultural Cooperative. One 90-gram bag of Honey Kkwa-Baegi contains about 3 grams of acacia honey, and Nongshim purchases about 160 tons of honey annually.
Nongshim noted that, beyond such purchase cooperation, it has continued related support to help farms facing difficulties from reduced honey yields due to climate change and disease.
The development fund delivered by Nongshim that day will be used to distribute smart beekeeping equipment and honeybee disease diagnostic kits, plant nectar-bearing trees, and support mentoring activities to help young beekeeping farms settle early. In addition, Nongshim plans to continue the Honey Kkwa-Baegi production plant tour program, newly launched last year and well received by young farmers, and to support beekeeping farms in various ways, including directly participating in nectar-bearing tree planting events.
A Nongshim official said, "We plan to add on-site, hands-on support such as the tour program to better benefit farms," adding, "We will continue win-win activities in which corporations and farms grow and develop together."