Pohang City, Actively Implementing Field Agricultural Policies, Wins 'Grand Prize' in Gyeongbuk Province's "Fruit Industry Promotion Policy" Evaluation

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang City is seen taking a commemorative photo with the department staff who received the 'Grand Prize' from Gyeongbuk Province in the fruit industry promotion policy evaluation on the 29th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Pohang City announced on the 29th that it won the 'Grand Prize' in the '2020 Fruit Industry Promotion Policy Evaluation' hosted by Gyeongbuk Province.

Gyeongbuk Province evaluated 23 cities and counties within the province based on 8 indicators across 4 categories, including securing and executing national and provincial budgets, selection for public projects, and discovering and promoting new projects.

Over the past five years, Pohang City has carried out projects in 11 districts with a total budget of 14.1 billion KRW to establish specialized fruit production complexes. This year, it was recognized for its field-centered fruit farming efforts, such as purchasing 15.5 million boxes of low-quality apples with a budget of 700 million KRW, including contingency funds.

Jang Young-rak, Head of the Technology Extension Division of Pohang City, is known for introducing storage technology for Pohang apples for the first time, laying the foundation for supplying to large supermarkets, and resolving many difficulties faced by farmers as an expert in the apple field.

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