Uljin-gun Receives 'National Excellence Award' in Rural Development Administration's 'Agricultural Technology Center' Project Evaluation

Rural Development Administration Evaluates Project Performance of Agricultural Technology Centers in 156 Cities and Counties Nationwide

Exterior view of Uljin-gun Agricultural Technology Center Agricultural Machinery Specialized Training Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk announced on the 3rd that the Agricultural Technology Center received the 'Excellence Award' in the 2020 Agricultural Machinery Safety Education Project evaluation hosted by the Rural Development Administration on the 1st.

The Rural Development Administration annually selects and awards outstanding institutions among 156 city and county agricultural technology centers nationwide that have devotedly carried out agricultural mechanization promotion and agricultural machinery safety education projects.

Despite the difficult conditions due to COVID-19, Uljin-gun Agricultural Technology Center achieved high scores across evaluation indicators such as budget execution efforts, publication of educational materials, participation in central education, the will of local government heads, and creative work promotion cases (drone utilization for COVID-19 blocking and disinfection, operation of agricultural work support teams).

Jeon Eun-woo, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, "During a difficult time for the entire nation, we developed and promoted agricultural machinery safety education projects that could be more convenient and helpful to farmers, and it is very meaningful to receive this award as a result," adding, "We will do our best so that everyone engaged in agriculture can work in a better environment."

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