‘Carrying on the Tradition of Agriculture’ … Gyeongnam Nonghyup Leads Youth Farmer Development

Gyeongnam Saenongmin Association and Nonghyup Young Farmers Officer School Graduates Mentor-Mentee Agreement

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Yoon-jung] On the 23rd, the Gyeongnam Nonghyup held the ‘Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe-Young Farmer Officer School Graduates Mentor-Mentee Agreement Ceremony’ together with executives of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe and graduates of the Nonghyup Young Farmer Officer School at Deukwoo Farm in Goseong, Gyeongnam.

At the ceremony, Kim Ju-yang, head of the Gyeongnam Nonghyup headquarters, Yang Cha-jeong, provincial president of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe, Shin Woo-kyung, head of the Nonghyup Goseong County branch, Choi Nak-moon, president of Donggoseong Nonghyup, as well as executives of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe and graduates of the Nonghyup Young Farmer Officer School attended.

Gyeongnam Nonghyup held the 'Gyeongnam New Farmers Association - Young Farmers Officer School Graduates Mentor-Mentee Agreement Ceremony' at Deukwoo Farm in Goseong, Gyeongnam. [Image provided by Gyeongnam Nonghyup]

This agreement was made to share and support the knowledge and farming techniques necessary for settling in farming with graduates of the Young Farmer Officer School, who are experiencing difficulties in acquiring agricultural knowledge and interacting with the local community, through the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe.

After the signing ceremony, executives of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe and graduates of the Nonghyup Young Farmer Officer School also discussed the difficulties they face in the farming field. The executives of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe, as senior farmers, passed on their farming experience and know-how to the junior young farmers.

Young farmer Son Chang-yong said, “As a mentee, if I exchange farming techniques with members of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe and form a human network to share various experiences, I think I can have a more vibrant rural life.”

Head Kim said, “I deeply thank the members of the Gyeongnam Saenongminhoe who take time out of their busy farming schedules to pass on farming techniques to junior farmers for the development of young farmers,” and added, “Gyeongnam Nonghyup also promises to support the stable settlement of young farmers who will lead the future of agriculture and rural areas in various ways.”

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