Pyeongtaek Agricultural Technology Center, Accepting Applications for Guidance Policy and Technology Dissemination Pilot Project

Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 3rd that it will promote pilot projects in the fields of 'guidance policy' and 'technology dissemination' to enhance agricultural competitiveness and expand technology dissemination.

A view of Pyeongtaek Agricultural Technology Center. [Photo by Pyeongtaek City]

In the guidance policy sector, ▲3 projects in management information across 4 locations ▲1 project in agricultural machinery at 1 location ▲6 projects in human resource development across 32 locations will be carried out.

The management information sector supports young entrepreneurial successor farmers and small-scale farmers with farm management improvement, brand development, and smart farm equipment support. The human resource development sector supports the Rural Leaders Association and 4-H Headquarters with the purchase of small agricultural machinery and the operation of 4-H related programs. The agricultural machinery sector supports rural villages with high accident rates by installing traffic safety signs and agricultural machinery attachment terminals.

Applications are accepted until January 31, and applicants can apply by visiting the Agricultural Technology Center's Guidance Policy Division or the farmers' consultation offices in each eup and myeon.

The technology dissemination sector includes ▲11 projects in the food technology field ▲18 projects in the horticulture and specialty crops field ▲3 projects in the environmental livestock field. Applicants must have a residence in Pyeongtaek City and be cultivating farmland within the jurisdiction, including individual farmers, agricultural corporations, and farmer organizations. Duplicate applications for different projects are not allowed.

Applications are accepted until the 31st. The city plans to finalize the selection of project recipients in February after review by the Agricultural Industry-Academic Cooperation Council.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.