"Prepare Early for Returning to Farming and Rural Living" ... Geochang-gun Return-to-Farming Academy Gains Popularity

Visit and Experience at Agricultural Machinery Rental Center
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 22nd that it conducted a visit to the rental business office and agricultural machinery training for 20 participants of the Gyeongnam Return-to-Farming Academy course at the Agricultural Machinery Training Center of the Agricultural Technology Center.

The Gyeongnam Return-to-Farming Academy is a lifelong education course established in 2021 at Geochang College, a provincial college in Gyeongnam, aimed at prospective returnees to farming within the province to help them settle stably in rural areas.

This course is conducted as a 4-night, 5-day group training with 20 participants per class, and the main training contents include an introduction to return-to-farming policies, return-to-farming consulting, and theoretical and practical training on agricultural machinery.

In particular, the theoretical and practical training on agricultural machinery is conducted with the cooperation of the Geochang-gun Agricultural Technology Center, and the training proceeds in the order of theoretical and practical education on agricultural machinery, on-site tour of the rental business office, and practical training on agricultural excavators for the trainees.

A prospective returnee who participated in the training said, “I am considering which city or county in the province to return to farming, but Geochang-gun seems to have a higher number of agricultural machinery owned and higher satisfaction among farmers compared to other cities and counties, which is why it has a high usage record.” He added, “I think returnees can reduce the burden of purchasing expensive agricultural machinery, so Geochang should be my first choice as a return-to-farming location.”

Meanwhile, this agricultural machinery training is scheduled to be attended by about 100 people over a total of five sessions, and the county and Gyeongnam Provincial Geochang College are considering opening additional courses due to the high participation rate of trainees.

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