Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok: "Actively Reflecting Agricultural Field Opinions in Policy"

Hanongyeon Jeonnam Federation Holds Online and Offline Meeting

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, announced that he will actively reflect the opinions from the agricultural field in policies.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 29th, Governor Kim held a communication meeting with the executives of the Korea Agricultural Management Association Jeollanam-do Federation, an agricultural organization in the province.

At the meeting, they had a broad discussion on fostering smart agriculture by applying advanced ICT technology to agriculture, establishing subtropical agriculture in response to climate change, and expanding water-saving agriculture.

The meeting was held under the theme of ‘Seeking Development Plans for Jeonnam Agriculture,’ attended by executives including Kang Do-yong, president of the Korea Agricultural Management Association, and city and county chairpersons, conducted both online and offline.

Considering the COVID-19 situation, about 150 members from 22 cities and counties’ Korea Agricultural Management Association chapters participated via non-face-to-face video.

The communication meeting was broadcast live on YouTube, providing various information across Jeonnam’s agricultural administration, and was regarded as a meaningful time.

Governor Kim said, “I thank you for confidently voicing your opinions on agricultural and rural development and agricultural policy issues as rural leaders,” adding, “Amid concerns about a food crisis caused by COVID-19, the importance of agriculture and rural areas is growing, and the future of agriculture is very bright.”

He continued, “Now agriculture must not only focus on production but also establish brands,” and “We must also move toward cultivating subtropical crops and healing and tourism agriculture in response to climate change.”

He added, “I will continue to communicate steadily with agricultural organizations, listen to various opinions from the field, and reflect them in agricultural policies.”

President Kang Do-yong said, “The inclusion of ‘farmers and fishermen’ in the government’s 4th disaster relief fund payment targets confirmed on the 25th was the result of Jeonnam Province’s most proactive and active response,” adding, “We will pay more attention to the difficult agricultural conditions caused by COVID-19, aging, and population decline, and the Korea Agricultural Management Association will also strive to make Jeonnam agriculture the future of Korea.”

During the subsequent meeting, members of the Korea Agricultural Management Association shared various opinions on agricultural policy issues such as Jeonnam Province’s profit-sharing farming-type solar business model, plans to foster young farmers and successors, and revitalization of direct agricultural product markets in large cities.

Governor Kim also mentioned the vision for Jeonnam agriculture in the post-COVID-19 era.

Governor Kim predicted, “Strengthening online sales and fostering export agriculture, establishing a subtropical agricultural base to proactively respond to rapidly changing climate change, and fostering smart agriculture using advanced ICT technology will become blue oceans.”

Meanwhile, the Korea Agricultural Management Association Jeonnam Federation, established in 1988, has about 14,000 successor agricultural managers as members. It carries out various projects such as leadership training education and fostering successor agricultural manpower as the management entity of regional agriculture.

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