Damyang-gun Establishes 'Win-Win Collaboration System' for Insect Industry Development

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang-gun, Jeonnam (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) announced on the 31st that on the 29th, it signed a business agreement to establish a win-win and cooperative system for the development of the insect industry at the Agricultural Technology Center's small conference room.

The business agreement was made among four parties: the Agricultural Technology Center, Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services, the Damyang-gun Insect Resource Research Association of the Insect Sericulture Research Institute, and the agricultural corporation OMO, to establish a mutual cooperation system for the development of the insect industry in Jeonnam and the county, while sharing the recognition of contributing to the development of the institutions.

Also, in accordance with the government's social distancing guidelines, the event was held under quarantine measures such as installing partitions between attendees, checking for fever and respiratory symptoms, and conducting disinfection to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The areas of cooperation include five items: sharing human and material resources for the development of the insect industry, establishing a win-win and cooperative system to strengthen the competitiveness of the insect industry, providing technical support for insect breeding, processing, and distribution to improve farmers' income, sharing experimental and practical training facilities to activate the training of insect specialists, and other necessary projects for the development of the insect industry in Jeonnam Province and the county.

Director Lee Cheol-gyu said, “Recently, the insect industry has been attracting attention as a future high value-added growth industry, and last year, 14 species of insects were designated as livestock, so the insect industry is expected to be further activated. Through this business agreement, we will strive to foster the insect industry as Damyang's future growth industry and contribute to creating new agricultural income sources and jobs in Damyang.”

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