Yeoncheon County Proposes Designation of "Open-field Smart Agriculture Promotion Zone for DMZ Hemp Industrialization"

Proposal Submitted to the Agriculture Ministry

On the morning of the 12th, Yeoncheon County in Gyeonggi Province officially requested the designation of a "Field Smart Agriculture Promotion Zone" for large-scale hemp cultivation and industrialization using the DMZ civilian control protection area, during the visit of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to Pureunae Village in Cheongsan-myeon, Yeoncheon County.

Kim Deokhyun, Yeoncheon County Governor, on the 12th, during the visit of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to Pureunae Village in Cheongsan-myeon, Yeoncheon County, officially requested the designation of an "Open-field Smart Agriculture Promotion Zone" for large-scale hemp cultivation and industrialization using the DMZ civilian control protection area. Provided by Yeoncheon County.

During the visit, the Yeoncheon County Governor stated, "Since Yeoncheon County was designated as a Green Bio Industry Promotion Zone by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in December last year, there has been an urgent need for follow-up projects to materialize and expand this initiative," adding, "The hemp industry is a key sector that can connect agriculture with the bio and food industries, and it is a strategic industry that can make the most effective use of Yeoncheon County's local conditions and its proximity to the DMZ."

The core of the project proposed by Yeoncheon County is for farmers to use the DMZ civilian control protection area to cultivate hemp on a large scale and to link this with local processing, research, and industrialization stages. In particular, the county plans to form a consortium that incorporates field smart agriculture technology to enhance productivity and stability, while aiming to build a sustainable agricultural and industrial ecosystem through linkages with local industries.

The county expects that, if this promotion zone designation is realized, it will generate a wide range of ripple effects, including increased farm household income, job creation in the region, strengthening of the green bio and food industry base, and the establishment of a specialized industrial model for the border area.

An official from Yeoncheon County said, "This proposal goes beyond simple agricultural support and represents a strategic suggestion that combines the spatial characteristics of the border area with the national policy direction," adding, "We will actively work in close consultation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to ensure that the promotion zone designation can be achieved."

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