Miryang City Signs Mutual Cooperation Agreement with Ghent University

Research and Information Exchange in Future Agriculture Smart Farm Sector

Miryang City in Gyeongnam signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to establish a mutual cooperation system at Ghent University, located in Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium, with Mayor Park Il-ho and Ghent University President Rik Van de Walle in attendance.

This agreement aims to promote agricultural development through research cooperation and information exchange in the field of smart farms for future farmers among Miryang City, Ghent University, and Ghent University Global Campus.

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Mayor Park Il-ho stated, "According to this MOU, we will cooperate mutually for research and commercialization through information sharing and consultation in excellent human resources and common interest areas such as future agriculture and livestock."

He added, "Through the agreement with Ghent University, we will collaboratively promote the smart farm project to innovate the agricultural structure of Miryang City, which is advancing as the smart 6th agriculture capital, and improve farm income to develop into a sustainably growing future agriculture."

Ghent University, established in 1817 in Ghent, Belgium, is a prestigious European comprehensive university and research institution possessing world-class biotechnology and agriculture-related technologies.

In Korea, the Ghent University Global Campus was opened in September 2014 within the Incheon Global Campus, equipped with world-class research capabilities and an international network in the fields of molecular life sciences, food, and environmental engineering.

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