Pohang Mayor Lee Gang-deok Receives 'Korea Agriculture Award' for Contributions to Agricultural Revitalization

Recognition for Contributions to Landscape Agriculture Revitalization, Young Farmer Development, and Return-to-Farming and Rural Settlement Policies

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang received the '2023 Korea Agriculture Award in the Local Agricultural Policy Category' at the 76th anniversary ceremony of the Korea Rural Leaders held at the Suwon Farmers' Hall on the 7th.

On the 8th, Lee Gang-deok, Mayor of Pohang City, who won the Grand Prize in the "Local Agricultural Policy" category at the 2023 Korea Agriculture Awards, is taking a commemorative photo with the staff of the Rural Vitality Division at the City Hall External Cooperation Office.

The Korea Agriculture Award, jointly hosted by the Korea Rural Leaders Central Association and Nongmin Newspaper, is the most prestigious award in the agricultural sector, given to individuals who have contributed to the development of agriculture and rural areas and the protection of farmers' rights.

Mayor Lee Gang-deok has promoted various agricultural policies during his terms as Pohang mayor in the 6th, 7th, and 8th local governments, including revitalizing scenic agriculture, fostering young farmers, implementing return-to-farming and return-to-village policies, realizing smart agriculture, and expanding agricultural machinery rental services.

He has also focused on projects such as establishing export complexes for agricultural specialty products, fostering high-quality and high-income fruit industries, promoting eco-friendly aerial pesticide spraying, rural and fishing village development projects, rural spatial maintenance projects, and the New Vitality Plus project, contributing to upgrading Pohang agriculture to the next level.

Mayor Lee Gang-deok said, “This Korea Agriculture Award is an achievement made together with farmers,” adding, “Going forward, I will take greater responsibility and concentrate administrative efforts on creating a happy Pohang by carefully preparing policies for farmers.”

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