Gyeonggi Province Recruits Trainees for Gyeonggi Startup Preparation Farm... Hands-on Training from Production to Distribution

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[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is recruiting trainees for the 'Gyeonggi Startup Preparation Farm,' which provides opportunities for prospective farmers in the province to start farming.

The Gyeonggi Startup Preparation Farm is a farming cultivation program where young people who wish to start farming can challenge new farming methods on their own farm before actually starting farming, receive one-on-one consulting from agricultural mentors when facing difficulties, and learn the entire process from production to distribution.

Gyeonggi Province conducts training using farm sites at Hankyong National University, Nonghyup University, Yeoju Agricultural College, and Seoul National University (Suwon Farm), all of which possess specialized agricultural technology.

The province first provides trainees with vinyl greenhouses (165㎡ per person) and farming materials. It also offers startup planning, management diagnosis, consulting, and transfers specialized skills. Additionally, it provides benefits such as material costs, connections with excellent agricultural managers and mentor-mentee matching, advanced agricultural field training and tours, and a certificate of completion (upon completing 200 hours annually).

Furthermore, through mentoring, trainees are guided to select appropriate crops and supported for successful farming including distribution and sales.

The recruitment target is prospective farmers residing in Gyeonggi Province. Applicants must be between 18 and under 50 years old in the year of application. Selection is made through document screening and interviews conducted by each operating institution (university).

Applications can be submitted by downloading the application form and related documents from each operating institution’s website and sending them via mail, visit, fax, or email.

Jin Hak-hoon, Director of the Agricultural Policy Division of the province, said, "There is a big difference between learning agriculture vaguely through books and YouTube and learning it directly in the field. The Gyeonggi Startup Preparation Farm is a stepping stone for prospective young farmers to successfully start farming and is expected to greatly contribute to creating youth jobs in Gyeonggi Province."

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