Hampyeong County Agricultural Technology Center Wins Triple Crown at Rural Development Administration’s Best Practices Awards

The Agricultural Technology Center of Hampyeong County, Jeonnam, won the Rural Development Administration Commissioner’s Award in three categories at the "2025 Rural Resource Project Performance Expansion Competition": ▲ Rural Resource Performance Expansion ▲ Data Linkage Utilization ▲ Excellent Data Utilization Ideas. Provided by Hampyeong County, Jeonnam

The Agricultural Technology Center of Hampyeong County, Jeonnam, has once again demonstrated its nationwide agricultural policy capabilities by winning three awards at the Rural Development Administration’s competition.

On December 2, Hampyeong County announced that its Agricultural Technology Center had received the Rural Development Administration Commissioner’s Award in three categories at the "2025 Rural Resource Project Performance Expansion Competition": ▲Rural Resource Performance Expansion ▲Data Linkage Utilization ▲Excellent Data Utilization Ideas.

This achievement is the result of the center’s balanced performance across various fields, including increasing the utilization of unique local resources, establishing a foundation for farm income generation, strengthening connections with rural convergence industries, and integrating resources related to lifestyle, food culture, healing, and tourism. These efforts have contributed to revitalizing rural areas and creating income based on local resources.

In addition, the Agricultural Technology Center of Hampyeong County has actively promoted data-driven scientific farming, earning consecutive commendations at the ASTIS (Agricultural Science and Technology Information Service) competitions in 2023 and 2024, thereby establishing itself as a leading institution.

Building on these achievements, Hampyeong County was selected as one of the five national "ASTIS Hub Institutions" in June this year, being recognized as an exemplary model for agricultural field information input and utilization.

In particular, by establishing a field data-based service system for managing individual farm work histories, performance analysis, and customized on-site guidance, the center has greatly enhanced the usability and accessibility of ASTIS. As a result, Hampyeong County is now regarded as a key local government poised to lead the digital transformation of agriculture and rural areas in the future.

Lee Sangik, Mayor of Hampyeong County, stated, "Rural resources are a core sector directly linked to the future of rural communities, and it is very meaningful that the achievements of our resource projects have led to the top award. Moving forward, we will continue to focus on increasing farmers’ incomes and revitalizing rural communities by expanding the use of local resources and AI-based scientific farming."

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