"Be the Main Player in the Great Agricultural Transformation of the Local Era!" ... Gyeongbuk Women Farmers to Hold the Korean Women Farmers Gyeongbuk Provincial Conference on the 24th in Gyeongsan

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] On the 24th, the Gyeongbuk Province held the 11th Korean Women Farmers Gyeongbuk Provincial Convention under the theme "A Prosperous Future for Rural Areas! Together with Gyeongbuk Han Yeonong" at the Gyeongsan Gymnasium.

On this day, the event was attended by key guests including Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor of the Province for Economic Affairs, Cho Hyun-il, Mayor of Gyeongsan, and about 2,000 local women farmers. The event featured awards for outstanding farmers, a vision proclamation ceremony, sports events, talent shows, and various other harmony activities.

There were exhibitions of members' works, comparative displays of local specialty agricultural products by city and county and imported agricultural products, as well as various exhibitions and experiential events such as caricatures and calligraphy.

Kim Mijeom, President of the Provincial Federation who hosted the event, said in her opening remarks, "With the united appearance of Han Yeonong, we will lead changes in future agriculture," and added, "We will actively strive to improve farming conditions so that women farmers can raise their socio-economic status and face no difficulties in balancing household chores and farming."

Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Gyeongbuk Province, said in his congratulatory speech, "Women farmers are the key agents who can revitalize rural areas facing difficulties such as population decline and aging," and urged, "I ask women farmers to take the lead in pioneering the great agricultural transformation and opening the era of local autonomy to create a new Republic of Korea."

The Korean Women Farmers Gyeongbuk Provincial Federation is an autonomous cooperative body composed of spouses of Korean Agricultural Managers and female successor farmers. Founded in 1997 with the purpose of rationalizing and scientifying agricultural management, protecting the rights and interests of women farmers, and building welfare rural communities, it currently has about 10,000 members active across 23 cities and counties.

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