Gwangyang-si, Recruiting 6th Batch Students for Basic Agricultural Food Processing Startup Training

Farmers or Prospective Entrepreneurs Expect Income Improvement Through Agricultural Food Processing Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City announced on the 10th that it is recruiting students for the 6th basic course of the Agri-food Processing Startup Education until the 19th.

This education will be conducted over seven sessions from the 2nd to the 30th of next month, covering topics such as agri-food consumption trends, food hygiene and safety management, agri-food processing startup strategies, and marketing strategies.

The number of students to be recruited is 30, and any Gwangyang citizen who is willing to develop processed products using Gwangyang's agricultural specialties can participate. Those who wish to apply can download the application form from the Gwangyang Agricultural Technology Center website, fill it out, and submit it by visiting the Agricultural Technology Center's Agricultural Product Marketing Division or via e-mail or mail.

To complete the basic course of the Agri-food Processing Startup Education, students must attend at least 70% of the scheduled classes. Graduates will be qualified to participate in the advanced course (practical training).

Graduates who complete both the basic and advanced courses of the Agri-food Processing Startup Education can join the ‘Gwangyang Nongbu Agricultural Cooperative Corporation,’ the operating organization of the Agricultural Product Processing Center, and use the Agricultural Product Processing Center.

For inquiries related to the education, contact the Agri-food Processing Team of the Agricultural Product Marketing Division in Gwangyang City.

Tak Young-hee, head of the Agricultural Product Marketing Division, said, “We hope that local farmers will receive specialized education in agricultural product processing and produce processed products using shared processing facilities, thereby contributing to the consumption of local agricultural products and increasing off-farm income.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang City's Agri-food Processing Startup Education has been operating since 2016 with two courses, basic and advanced, to revitalize the processing industry using local agricultural products.

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