Haenam-gun Leads Agricultural Innovation Through Convergence Technology Dissemination

Agricultural Technology Center New Vision Declaration Ceremony Held

Haenam-gun has announced a new vision for its Agricultural Technology Center, aiming to promote convergent agricultural technology and innovate digital and creative agriculture. (Photo by Haenam-gun)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan) announced on the 29th the proclamation of a new vision for the Agricultural Technology Center aimed at the dissemination of converged agricultural technology and innovation in digital and creative agriculture.

The new vision of the Agricultural Technology Center plans to actively promote 10 major action tasks, including the integration of big data technology using IoT and AI in agriculture in the era of the 4th Industrial Revolution, and the expansion of smart agriculture combining agriculture and information and communication technology.

At the vision proclamation ceremony held on the 28th at Haenam-gun Agricultural Technology Center, about 30 people including Haenam-gun Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan, County Council Chairperson Lee Soon-i, heads of agricultural learning organizations, and officials from the Rural Development Administration attended, held a plaque unveiling ceremony for the new vision, and expressed their determination to implement the vision.

Earlier, on the 27th, a professional training session titled “The Attitude of Haenam-gun Agricultural Technology Center Employees in the Era of the 4th Industrial Revolution” was held to strengthen employees' commitment to the vision and enhance execution capabilities.

Haenam-gun Agricultural Technology Center is designating one crop per employee to discover new income crops to lead agricultural innovation in response to climate change and the 4th Industrial Revolution era. It is also striving for agricultural technology innovation through the establishment of an agricultural product safety analysis center, dissemination of livestock ICT utilization technology, and advanced scientific farming facilities.

Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan said in his commemorative speech, “I hope the proclamation of the new vision of the Agricultural Technology Center will serve as a stepping stone for agricultural innovation in our county,” and added, “We will take pride in Haenam being the center of agriculture in Korea and continue to innovate as a county that disseminates the best agricultural technology.”

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