Gyeongbuk Sangju City Completes Smart Farm Innovation Valley ... Leading Future Agricultural Technology

Sangju City Hall, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Intern Reporter Lee Seryeong] Sangju City, Gyeongbuk Province, held a completion ceremony for the Smart Farm Innovation Valley on the 15th.

The city expects that the Smart Farm Innovation Valley, located in Sabalguk-myeon, will address the aging agricultural population in Sangju and lead future agriculture.

The completion ceremony was attended by Kim Hyun-soo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongbuk Province; Kang Young-seok, Mayor of Sangju; Ko Woo-hyun, Chairman of the Gyeongbuk Provincial Council and council members; Jeong Jae-hyun, Chairman of the Sangju City Council and city council members; leaders of farmers' organizations; and heads of related institutions.

Sangju emphasized the slogan of the completion ceremony, "Realizing Smart Agriculture Centered on Youth," by presenting the vision of young agricultural entrepreneurship through a performance prepared by the third cohort of the Smart Farm Youth Startup Incubation Center and an open event at the training greenhouse.

The Sangju Smart Farm Innovation Valley is equipped with all facilities supporting youth startups and corporate research and development, including practice greenhouses for youth startups, rental-type smart farms, demonstration greenhouses, an innovation valley support center, and a big data center, all on a 42.7-hectare site.

Additional facilities were created for young people returning to farming and youth startup trainees, including youth rural homes and a cultural street, as well as large-scale rental farms for existing agriculture. The main startup items are strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers, and melons.

Mayor Kang Young-seok said, "By operating the nation's largest innovation valley, we will provide opportunities for young people to easily access and challenge smart farms," adding, "We will strengthen our capabilities together with Gyeongbuk Province to lead future agricultural technologies in our city."

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