Pohang City Holds Forum to Promote 'Scenic Agriculture Amenity Tourism Industry Revitalization'

Discussion on the Activation and Development Directions of Landscape Agriculture

Pohang City held a forum on the 14th to promote the activation of the amenity tourism industry through scenic agriculture.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dong-guk Lee] On the 14th, Pohang City, Gyeongbuk Province, held the ‘Landscape Agriculture Revitalization Forum’ at the Homigot New Millennium Memorial Hall.

Since 2018, the city has been implementing the Homibando landscape agriculture development project, creating 100,000 pyeong (approximately 330,578 square meters) annually of landscape agricultural complexes featuring canola flowers, colored barley, buckwheat flowers, sunflowers, and more, providing scenic attractions. This year, the area will be expanded to 45 hectares (approximately 140,000 pyeong).

At this forum, various plans were proposed for expanding the landscape agricultural complexes and linking them with experiential centers, local specialty product sales venues, and local food complex cultural centers utilizing landscape agriculture.

The presentations were conducted under the theme ‘Activation and Development Directions of Landscape Agriculture.’ It began with ‘Current Status and Future Plans of Pohang Landscape Agriculture’ by Jo Sung-hwan, head of the Rural Vitality and Landscape Agriculture Team of Pohang City, followed by ‘Ecosystem Services of Agricultural Landscapes’ by Professor Jeong Cheol-ui of Andong National University, ‘Suggestions for Sustainable Homigot Landscape Agriculture’ by Professor Lim Ki-byeong of Kyungpook National University, and ‘Commercialization of Landscape Agriculture Tourism Resources’ by Professor Lee Eung-jin of Daegu University.

The panel discussion included seven advisory committee members for Pohang landscape agriculture revitalization: Professor Jeong Cheol-ui of Andong National University, Professor Lim Ki-byeong of Kyungpook National University, Professor Kim Kyung-tae of POSTECH, Professor Lee Eung-jin of Daegu University, Professor Jeon Ji-young of Sejong University, Senior Researcher Lee Doo-hee of Korea Industrial Relations Institute, and Team Leader Kim Soo-gon of Korea Agricultural Management Technology Institute.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang said, “I thank all attendees who shared diverse information and showed interest in revitalizing landscape agriculture,” adding, “I hope that the matters discussed at this forum will be realized one by one.”

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