Perspectives on the Market Globalization of Korean Herbal Manufacturers: A Company-Based Survey
Table 3
Perceived important elements for the development of Korea’s herbal industries.
Manufacturers
Company no.
Trust-building
Political support
R&D investment
Advertisement/public relations
Legislative support
value
Dietary supplement manufacturing group
Ginseng product manufacturers
186
79 (42.3)
92 (49.2)
46 (24.9)
99 (53.4)
12 (6.3)
0.0048
Herbal drink manufacturers
108
33 (30.9)
36 (33.6)
41 (38.2)
50 (46.4)
13 (11.8)
Herb extract manufacturers
64
17 (26.0)
18 (28.0)
23 (36.0)
27 (42.0)
0 (0.0)
Herbal medicine manufacturing group
Traditional herbal medicine manufacturers
111
30 (26.6)
35 (31.7)
28 (25.2)
48 (43.2)
16 (14.4)
0.0395
Conventional herbal medicine manufacturers
12
4 (36.4)
2 (18.2)
5 (45.5)
1 (9.1)
5 (45.5)
Personal care product manufacturing group
Herbal cosmetics manufacturers
65
28 (43.6)
13 (20.5)
27 (41.0)
23 (35.9)
5 (7.7)
0.4987
Herbal sanitizer manufacturers
21
4 (18.2)
2 (9.1)
10 (45.5)
8 (36.4)
2 (9.1)
Note. The questions allowed for multiple answers. The values are the numbers (percentages) of participants. value using chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables; values with statistical significance are presented in bold.
