Jinan-gun Receives 'High Praise' for Nationwide First Drone Education for Residents

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Geon-ju] The Agricultural Technology Center of Jinan-gun, Jeonbuk, announced on the 17th that it has started this year's drone pilot license acquisition training for residents at Seongsu-myeon Sports Park.

According to the county, this training, which runs from the 6th of this month to August 31, is conducted by a drone specialized training company located in Seongsu-myeon, and 26 people are divided into three teams to acquire drone licenses through two weeks of intensive training.

Drone pest control training enables everything from unmanned monitoring to pest control of crops, and its necessity continues to increase in rural areas where most farmers are elderly.

In line with this, the county is accelerating the cultivation of drone pest control experts by supporting 80% of the training costs for trainees.

Interest in drone training is very high, increasing significantly from 10 trainees in the first half of 2019 to 26 this year.

Jeon Chun-seong, the mayor of Jinan-gun, said, “As farmers' interest in drones is high, we plan to continuously support drone training,” adding, “To this end, we will actively work to attract the ‘Drone Specialized Training Center’ promoted by the Korea Land and Geospatial Informatix Corporation to Jinan.”

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