"Optimal Location for Beekeeping Industry" ... Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center Designated as 'Beekeeping Industry Professional Training Institution'

Gijang County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center has been designated as the 7th nationwide 'Beekeeping Industry Professional Training Institution' by the Rural Development Administration.

The Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center submitted an application for designation as a 'Beekeeping Industry Professional Training Institution' to the Rural Development Administration last December in accordance with the 'Act on the Promotion and Support of the Beekeeping Industry.'

In January of this year, the center underwent an on-site evaluation and comprehensive review by an inspection team composed of professional committee members, and on the 8th, it was finally designated as a 'Beekeeping Industry Professional Training Institution.'

Gijang-gun stated, "With this designation, we will train many experts in the beekeeping field to contribute to the development of the beekeeping industry and the stabilization of beekeeping farm incomes," adding, "We expect Gijang-gun to establish itself as the optimal place for a clean and sustainable eco-friendly beekeeping industry."

Last year, the Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center opened the 'Urban Beekeeping Academy Course' with excellent local beekeepers and provided pilot education on scientific beekeeping and bee products to beekeeping farmers and residents interested in beekeeping.

A total of 23 people completed the training, receiving positive responses from the residents.

This year, following its designation as a beekeeping industry professional training institution, the center plans to significantly expand the previously pilot 'Urban Beekeeping Academy Course' to a total of 24 sessions and 96 hours, starting in April.

A representative from the Gijang-gun Agricultural Technology Center said, "We will thoroughly prepare to operate diverse and high-quality professional training programs for the promotion of the beekeeping industry so that Gijang-gun can become the mecca of professional beekeeping industry education."

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