‘Farmer Happiness Bus’ Meeting at Geochang Northern Nonghyup

Gyeongnam Nonghyup Provides Medical Support Services for Elderly Farmers

On the 18th, Gyeongnam Nonghyup held the sixth 'Farmer Happiness Bus' project of the year in Goje-myeon, Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam, with about 200 farmers from the Northern Nonghyup area in attendance.

The Farmer Happiness Bus is a practical benefit project for farmers jointly conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation. It is a comprehensive service project targeting rural areas with poor welfare accessibility, providing medical support, longevity photo shoots, eye examinations, and magnifier support.

Geochang Bukbu Nonghyup and Changwon Himchan Hospital are signing a medical support business agreement and taking a commemorative photo.
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At the event, Lee Chang-hoon, Deputy Head of Management at Gyeongnam Nonghyup, and Kim Jae-hoo, Standing Director of Northern Nonghyup, attended. Medical staff from Changwon Himchan Hospital participated, offering Western medical treatments such as spinal and joint disease health consultations, blood pressure and diabetes checks, and physical therapy. Bom Optical provided eye examination and magnifier services, receiving great responses from the attending farmers.

Shin Hwa-beom, Chairman of Northern Nonghyup, said, “I am glad to provide quality medical care, even if only briefly, to elderly farmers in the area exhausted by the heat.” He added, “Northern Nonghyup will continue to be an agricultural cooperative that strives for the healthy rural life of its members.”

Lee Chang-hoon, Deputy Head of Management at Gyeongnam Nonghyup, said, “After overcoming Typhoon Khanun and preparing for the upcoming heatwave, I hope this provided our farmers with a precious time to heal both body and mind.”

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