Sancheong 'Insect Farming Expert' Invited for Specialized Training... Promoting Product Development and More

Operating an Educational Program for Insect Farming Households Until May 14

Insect Resource Base Breeding Center
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is strengthening the production and distribution capabilities of local insect farming households centered around the ‘Sancheong Jirisan Industrial Insect Cooperative’.

The county announced on the 31st that it will operate an educational program every Friday for insect farming households until May 14.

The education will be held at the Sancheong Insect Resource Cultivation Center located in Chahwang-myeon, inviting instructors from related fields such as the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences to enhance understanding of various areas including the current status of the domestic and international insect industry, breeding, and distribution.

The Sancheong Jirisan Industrial Insect Cooperative plans to promote product development and marketing projects using the brown beetle as a raw material, starting with this education.

Meanwhile, Sancheong-gun and the Sancheong Jirisan Industrial Insect Cooperative were selected as recipients of the ‘2021 Insect Industry Promotion Support Contest’ organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for ‘Insect Distribution Business Support,’ securing a project budget of 240 million KRW.

The cooperative plans to promote organization of farms, education counseling, quality control and product development, and publicity to revitalize insect distribution.

Chairman Yoon Cheol-ho said, “‘Insects’ are attracting attention as future food ingredients that can solve food crises and environmental pollution problems,” adding, “Our cooperative will use this education as an opportunity to improve awareness of the insect industry and contribute to increasing farm income through the dissemination of breeding technology, marketing, and product promotion activities.”

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