Changnyeong-gun Wins Grand Prize in Gyeongsangnam-do Rural Guidance Project Comprehensive Evaluation This Year

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Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, won the grand prize in the 2022 Rural Guidance Project Comprehensive Evaluation.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, won the grand prize in the comprehensive evaluation of the 2022 Rural Guidance Project at the Rural Development Project Performance Report held at the Gyeongnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services.

The comprehensive evaluation grand prize is awarded to the agricultural technology center with the best performance by summing and evaluating 10 major achievement indicators such as fostering young farmers, spreading new agricultural technologies, and on-site dissemination of smart agricultural technologies across 18 cities and counties in Gyeongnam Province.

The county achieved excellent results in disaster response on-site technical support (61 cases, 800 farms), dissemination and expansion of new agricultural technologies (102 farms, 22 hectares), scientific farming analysis support (350 farms), and farmer capacity development (57 courses, 8,400 people).

On the 16th, Gong Jeong-hyun, head of the Changnyeong-gun Agricultural Technology Center, presented the achievements in enhancing the competitiveness of Changnyeong garlic, the largest garlic production area, and the future development direction of the garlic industry, as well as the successful case of fostering a drone pest control team among young farmers, receiving great response.

A county official said, “Winning the grand prize is the result of listening to farmers' voices, actively responding, and striving to improve satisfaction. We will continue to do our best to support farmers' growth with the top priority of increasing farmers' income.”

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