Gyeongnam Province and Gyeongnam Nonghyup Sign Business Agreement to Promote Resource Circulation of Agricultural Waste

Published 01 Apr.2024 13:32(KST)

Updated 04 Aug.2025 17:02(KST)

Promotion of Joint Public-Private Efforts for Separated Disposal of Agricultural Waste and Eradication of Illegal Burning

On the 1st, Gyeongnam Nonghyup held a business agreement ceremony for the activation of resource circulation of agricultural waste in the conference room of Gyeongnam Provincial Government, together with Gyeongsangnam-do, related organizations, and private groups.

This agreement was promoted to improve the rural living environment through separate disposal, farmer education, and campaigns, as agricultural waste has become a serious environmental issue due to illegal incineration and illegal landfill causing wildfires and fine dust generation.

On the 1st, Gyeongnam Nonghyup signed a business agreement with Gyeongsangnam-do, related organizations, and private groups to promote the resource circulation of agricultural waste.
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Each organization and group will establish a mutual cooperation system with roles such as ▲expanding the collection and processing infrastructure for agricultural waste and promoting the collection reward project (Gyeongsangnam-do, Korea Environment Corporation) ▲supporting farmer education and environmental campaign hosting (Gyeongnam Nonghyup, Korea Rural Community Corporation) ▲supporting educational programs and fostering and discovering instructors (Gyeongnam Green Environment Support Center) ▲cooperating in rural area campaigns and education (private groups).

Kim Myung-joo, Deputy Governor of the Province for Economic Affairs, said, “The public and private sectors will work together to activate resource circulation of agricultural waste to reduce fine dust and prevent large-scale wildfires, and furthermore, strive to create a pleasant and beautiful rural living environment.”

Jo Geun-soo, Head of Gyeongnam Nonghyup, said, “Through this agreement ceremony, I hope that all residents including farmers will change their awareness of the environment and achieve the purpose of this agreement through reducing agricultural waste and resource circulation.” He added, “Gyeongnam Nonghyup also promises to support in various ways for the future where our rural areas and descendants will live.”