Gumi-si, Gyeongbuk Holds Business Briefing for New Agricultural Products Comprehensive Processing Support Center Construction Project

Gumi City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] The Gumi Agricultural Technology Center in Gyeongbuk held a 'Comprehensive Agricultural Products Processing Support Center New Construction Project Briefing' on the 26th.

The briefing was held with the participation of about 30 people, including heads of six agricultural organizations, chairpersons of agricultural research groups by item, and related administrative departments, to inform about the purpose of the new construction project and provide opportunities for farmers to participate in the project.

Natural Voice, the process design service company, explained the type of center installation, process facilities, and equipment introduced for each process.

The Comprehensive Agricultural Products Processing Support Center was selected last year through a public contest by the Rural Development Administration, and a budget of 1.9 billion KRW will be invested over three years starting this year. It is planned to be built on approximately 495㎡ at the outdoor exhibition hall of the Agricultural Relics Museum.

The Agricultural Technology Center stated that due to significant changes in the rural environment and increasing demands from farmers for generating off-farm income through processing surplus agricultural products, there is a need to establish a processing center and comprehensive processing startup education to resolve the lack of infrastructure and technical skills experienced during small-scale processing startups.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center said, "Since this technology is connected to citizens' food, we plan to allow farmers who have completed the regular startup education course to use the processing center," adding, "Next year, we will open a basic course on agricultural product processing startups to educate on related Food Sanitation Act, HACCP, marketing, and more."

Kim Younghyuk, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Although there will be difficulties such as budget investment and approval procedures, we will do our best to overcome them," and added, "We will actively support farmers' processing startups and help increase the added value of agricultural products through off-farm income generation."

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