Gyeongbuk 'Youth Farmers' Grow Strawberry 'Alta King', Opening Doors to the Global Market!

Uiseong 'Cheongnyeon Strawberry' First Export to Hong Kong ... Will Become a Hope Model for Young Farmers

Strawberries 'Alta King' grown by 'young farmers' in Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 29th, Gyeongbuk Province held a ‘Young Strawberry Export Loading Ceremony’ for smart farm startup trainees and startup farmers at the Uiseong Jungbu Nonghyup Agricultural Products Distribution Center.

The loading ceremony was attended by Kang Seong-jo, Deputy Governor, Kim Ju-su, Uiseong County Governor, Im Mi-ae, Provincial Assembly Member, Ko Gwan-dal, CEO of K-Berry, export officials, and about 20 startup farmers.

This export is the result of a strategic effort, selecting the premium strawberry variety ‘Alta King,’ which is popular in Southeast Asia, through close cooperation with K-Berry, the integrated domestic strawberry export organization, aiming for export since last year.

Gyeongbuk’s strawberry export value has shown significant growth from $220,000 in 2017 to $920,000 last year, and as of the end of February this year, exports reached $550,000, an increase of 79.5% compared to the same period last year, establishing strawberries as a new promising export item.

The Uiseong Young Farmers Smart Farm Startup Training Center was completed in 2020 in the Angye-myeon area of Uiseong as part of Gyeongbuk Province’s 7th term core pledge to overcome local extinction through the ‘Neighbor Village Pilot Project.’ So far, a total of 60 people have completed startup training over three sessions, and 19 have started strawberry smart farms.

Kang Seong-jo, Deputy Governor of Gyeongbuk Province, said, “Recently, agriculture is undergoing a major transformation into data-driven advanced agriculture led by young farmers and smart farms. The success of future agriculture depends on the youth. We will do our best to create successful agriculture and valuable rural communities.”

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