Damyang's 'Daesupmalkun Damyang Rice' has been selected as the representative high-quality brand rice for Jeonnam Gwangju this year.
The Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City held the '2026 Top 10 High-Quality Brand Rice Awards' on September 3 at the Muan Government Complex, recognizing a total of 10 outstanding brand rice products, including Damyang's 'Daesupmalkun Damyang Rice'.
The award ceremony was attended by over 70 people, including Yoo Deok-kyu, head of the Agricultural and Marine Products Bureau of Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City, Lee Kwang-il, head of the Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation, and representatives from the winning rice processing complexes (RPCs).
In this year's evaluation, Damyang's 'Daesupmalkun Damyang Rice' received the top honor, while Haenam's 'Ttangkkeut Haetsal' was awarded the Grand Prize.
Three brands received Excellence Awards: Naju's 'Wanggeoni Tamna Rice', Boseong's 'Green Tea Beauty Boseong Rice', and Jangheung's 'Armi Rice'.
Five brands received Encouragement Awards: Yeonggwang's 'Four Seasons House', Yeongam's 'Dalmaji Rice', Goheung's 'Guardian Angel Healthy Rice', Muan's 'Hwangtorang Rice', and Jindo's 'Bobaejinmi Rice'.
The Jeonnam Gwangju Integrated Special City plans to provide a total of 150 million won in incentives to the rice processing complexes of the 10 selected brands to support rice quality improvement and marketing efforts based on the evaluation results.
Yoo Deok-kyu, head of the Agricultural and Marine Products Bureau, stated, "As rice consumption changes, it is important to create high-quality brand rice that consumers trust and return to. We will continue to enhance quality management and brand competitiveness to increase consumer confidence in Jeonnam Gwangju rice."
Since 2003, the selection of the 'Top 10 High-Quality Brand Rice' has been promoted to improve the quality and brand competitiveness of regional representative rice. Professional organizations evaluate brand rice, which undergoes contract cultivation and processing and distribution management, through blind assessments of variety mixing rates and taste to select outstanding brands each year.
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