Pohang City Holds 'Eco-Friendly Agriculture Promotion Workshop' for Sustainable Agricultural Development

Providing a Platform for Sharing Knowledge and Information on Eco-Friendly Agriculture, Donating 200kg of Eco-Friendly Rice

Pohang City Holds Workshop to Promote Eco-Friendly Agriculture for Sustainable Agricultural Development.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Dong-guk] Pohang City, Gyeongbuk Province, announced that the city's Eco-friendly Agriculture Association held the "2024 Pohang City Eco-friendly Agriculture Promotion Workshop" on the 14th at the City Agricultural Education Welfare Center.

This workshop was organized to promote stable and diverse production of eco-friendly agricultural products and to facilitate exchange among eco-friendly farmers. It aimed to raise awareness of the social value of eco-friendly agriculture and contribute to the continuous production of eco-friendly agricultural products through the practice of eco-friendly farming methods.

Byeonghung Bae, President of Pohang City Eco-friendly Agriculture Association, Kangdeok Lee, Mayor of Pohang, Youngtae Jeong, Head of Pohang Branch of NongHyup Central Association. (from left)

About 300 people attended the event, including Mayor Lee Kang-deok of Pohang, city and provincial council members, heads of agricultural-related organizations, and eco-friendly farmers. The event included various policy education sessions and information exchanges on the latest eco-friendly agricultural technologies. Additionally, the Pohang Eco-friendly Agriculture Association donated 200 kg of eco-friendly rice, produced directly by eco-friendly farmers, to neighbors in need.

The lecture titled "The Inevitable Reason Why Eco-friendly Agriculture is an Alternative for Korean Agriculture" was delivered by Kang Yong, president of the Korea Eco-friendly Agriculture Association. This was followed by a presentation on "Eco-friendly Agriculture and Major Policies" by Baek Seung-mo, head of the Eco-friendly Agriculture Division of Gyeongbuk Province, which received great enthusiasm from the attending farmers.

Yoo Wook-jae, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Through this workshop, eco-friendly farmers in the Pohang region will be reminded of their pride in eco-friendly agriculture, and it is expected that the production of eco-friendly agricultural products will expand and spread further in line with changing consumer trends."

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