Hwasun-gun Promotes 'New Farmer On-site Training Education'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 26th that it is promoting the 'New Farmer On-site Training Education' to help new farmers gain agricultural and rural experience and settle stably.

This education program is a training program that establishes a one-on-one mentor-mentee agreement between leading farms and new farmers, providing step-by-step practical training and experiences necessary for agricultural startups, such as field-centered farming techniques and quality control.

The county accepted applications from new farmers who have moved in within 5 years (new farmers/mentees) and local leading farms (mentors), selected 6 teams, and signed mentor-mentee training agreements by team in March.

The on-site training education began last month at the leading farms' agricultural sites.

The main crops for training are chili peppers, strawberries, Poria, carrots, Korean beef, and rice cultivation, and the training will be conducted for 5 months in the field, expected to greatly help new farmers settle in farming.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center said, “We plan to continue various new farmer education programs where new farmers can learn and experience to realize their dreams of agricultural startups.”

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