Choi Yongdae Selected as Uljin-gun Smart Farm Young Farmer: "Shipping First Strawberry Harvest"

Selected for Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research Institute Project Contest Last Year with 200 Million Seed Money... "Planning to Increase Cultivation Area Fivefold"

Young farmer Choi Yong-dae has been shipping strawberries in earnest since December. / Provided by Uljin County

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 17th, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province announced that it will actively support young farmers managing advanced smart farms in response to the aging agricultural workforce.

In the 2019 Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services project competition with a budget of 200 million KRW, young farmer Choi Yong-dae from Uljin-gun won the project under the title "Smart Strawberry Young CEO Development."

Using the project funds as seed money, Choi constructed a truss-frame wide vinyl greenhouse (1,320㎡) in Sanpo-ri, Geunnam-myeon, equipped with smart farm facilities such as strawberry hydroponic and elevated cultivation beds, and has recently begun shipping strawberries in earnest.

Choi Yong-dae expressed his ambitious aspiration, saying, "In a situation where the agricultural workforce is aging, I hope an environment where young people can engage in farming is created, and that more young people will join together. I plan to expand the strawberry cultivation area to 6,600㎡ and become a full-time strawberry farmer."

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