Geochang-gun Implements Online Non-Face-to-Face 'New Year Practical Training for Farmers'

Core Cultivation Techniques Training for Major Crops in the Region During the Off-Season
Providing Various Information on Agricultural Policy Measures

Geochang-gun is conducting non-face-to-face New Year Practical Agricultural Education. (Photo by Geochang-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Agricultural Technology Center of Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 11th that the '2021 New Year Practical Education for Farmers' will be conducted online and non-face-to-face starting from the 13th.

The New Year Practical Education for Farmers is an annual program held during the off-season in January and February to educate on key cultivation techniques for major local crops and provide various information on agricultural policies.

The county's Agricultural Technology Center decided to change the originally planned in-person group education to online non-face-to-face education.

This non-face-to-face video lecture consists of a total of eight courses covering the county's specialized crops such as apples, grapes, strawberries, rice, and Korean beef, as well as basic farming fields including agricultural management, eco-friendly pest control, and education for returning farmers and rural migrants.

Only those who apply for the education can freely watch the lectures for one month without location restrictions via their personal mobile phones or PCs.

Ryu Ji-o, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Due to the COVID-19 situation, we have no choice but to conduct farmer education in a non-face-to-face manner," adding, "We hope that COVID-19 will end soon so that we can meet farmers in classrooms and agricultural fields."

Geochang-gun is actively promoting the online education, which is being attempted for the first time, by announcing the education schedule at the town and township offices and using SNS to increase accessibility.

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