Gokseong-gun Selected as the Best Institution for Rural Development Projects in Jeonnam Province

[Gokseong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 4th that the County Agricultural Technology Center was selected as the best institution in the 2020 Rural Development Project Comprehensive Evaluation hosted by the Jeollanam-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services.

Gokseong-gun has actively promoted non-face-to-face agricultural education in response to the COVID-19 era, fostered agricultural learning organizations to cultivate future talents, worked on building a horticultural industry foundation and revitalizing rural tourism, supported agricultural machinery, and promoted rental projects.

In addition, it received high evaluations for field-centered work promotion to meet the demands of agricultural development and farmers by efficiently operating scientific farming facilities such as the comprehensive testing laboratory and scientific farming demonstration test field, spreading natural circulation life agriculture technology, fostering regionally specialized income crops like melon and taro, and introducing new income fruit trees such as cherry and new persimmon varieties.

Cho Hyunja, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, expressed her ambition, saying, “As we received a good evaluation, we will continue to respond to the diverse demands of the agricultural field and make further efforts to develop agriculture in Gokseong-gun and increase farmers' income.”

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