Jinju-si, Expansion and Reorganization of Agricultural Technology Center Organization

Accelerating the Promotion of Robust Agricultural Development from Three to Four Divisions

Panorama of Jinju Agricultural Technology Center (Photo by Jinju)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 7th that it has established a Technology Support Division, an Animal Welfare Team in response to the increase in companion animals, and a Food Support Team to provide safe food, placing them in the Agriculture and Livestock Department and Agricultural Products Distribution Department to increase farmers' income and realize agriculture together with urban residents in the new year.

The Technology Support Division, composed of five teams, transferred the existing Agricultural Policy and Life Technology & Education Support Team and the Agricultural Products Distribution Department's Vegetable, Flower, Fruit Tree, and Special Crops Team, and newly established a Technology Development Team.

The newly established Technology Support Division plans to promote farmer education, life technology guidance, and vegetable and fruit tree support projects to increase farm income, create urban flower streets, and provide experiences and attractions for urban residents at the Agricultural Technology Center, thereby creating a space where urban residents and agriculture coexist and prosper together.

The Animal Welfare Team and Food Support Team are expected to gain momentum in companion animal welfare policies by operating companion animal playgrounds and improving facilities at abandoned dog shelters in response to the increase in companion animals. They are also expected to play a role in expanding the market for agricultural products and alleviating citizens' concerns about food through agricultural product food planning projects and the establishment of an agricultural product processing center.

The Agricultural Technology Center, relocated to Munsan-eup, will utilize advanced glass greenhouses and open-field idle spaces to disseminate new technologies to farmers and create a new concept "Agricultural Complex Cultural Space" that combines education, experience, appreciation, and rest functions on agricultural themes. This will serve as a place where children learn and feel the importance of nature and agriculture, and for urban residents, it will not only raise correct awareness of agriculture but also provide rest and appreciation spaces, helping to spread a healthy leisure culture.

Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il stated, "The Agricultural Technology Center will play a significant role in supporting more advanced agricultural technologies for farmers to foster prosperous agriculture and providing citizens with new and diverse agricultural culture and rest spaces."

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