Kim Jin-gyu Receives Jeonbuk Agricultural Life Industry Award

Gimje City's First Fishery Startup... Contributing to Mass Production of 'Dongjagae'

Kim Jin-gyu, CEO of Gwangmyeong Susan and the first entrepreneur to return to fishing, was honored with the Agricultural Life Industry Grand Prize at the 'Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Farmers' Day' event.

According to Gimje City on the 7th, the event was held at the Jeonju En Tower Convention Center. The occasion, which boosted the pride and dignity of farmers and honored their hard work, was a great success with over 200 guests in attendance.

July 7th 'Jeonbuk Farmers' Day' commemorative event.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Provincial Government]

Mr. Kim, who received the grand prize that day, settled in Gimje City through returning to fishing in March 2016 and started an aquaculture business the following year, a field he had long been interested in. He applied technologies from various fields such as agriculture and construction to the breeding method of Dongjagae, a representative freshwater fish species.

He has shown exceptional leadership in establishing an eco-friendly production system, including establishing indoor mass production technology and completing registration under the HACCP certification system.

In particular, he independently developed an indoor eco-friendly recirculating aquaculture system for Dongjagae farming. While the existing outdoor pond aquaculture took about two years, he achieved a reduction to six months. By producing up to 6 tons in a 280㎡ water surface area, he recorded the highest production volume nationwide.

Additionally, after producing fry, he converted the tanks to adult fish aquaculture production, enabling year-round continuous shipment from the fry production stage, which allowed for stable business management.

A city official said, "We hope he will serve as a role model in the local community as a talent who will further accelerate the sustainable development of inland fisheries in Gimje City through relentless effort and research."

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