Venture Farmers Nationwide Gather in Gumi for On-Site Training

Korea Venture Agriculture University Visits Gumi to Commemorate Farmers' Day

Training Participants and Farmers at the Agricultural Technology Center Future Agriculture Education Hall

On the 11th, Gumi City in Gyeongbuk held an on-site education session for the Korea Venture Agriculture University at the Future Agriculture Education Center of the Agricultural Technology Center, attended by over 110 trainees and farmers to foster venture farmers and cultivate future agricultural talents.

National Venture Farmers Training conducted at the Future Agriculture Education Center of the Agricultural Technology Center.

This education was held locally to commemorate 'Farmers' Day' and proceeded in the order of ▲The Future of Korean Agriculture Seen in Dutch Agriculture ▲Small-scale Farmers and Asset Securitization Innovation Using ST Tokens ▲The Colorful Agricultural Story of ‘Haetteuneun Seosan’ ▲TED Presentation by Stylish Gumi Farmers (Gumi Best Practice Presentation).

Dr. Min Seung-gyu’s introduction to advanced Dutch agriculture, Mayor Lee Wan-seop of Seosan’s presentation on local agricultural vision, and two young farmers from Gumi sharing their best practices received great response and interest from the attendees.

Korea Venture Agriculture University (Meta Agro School) operates a one-year program at its campus in Geumsan-gun, Chungnam, where agricultural CEOs and related personnel from across the country attend monthly classes (on the second Saturday) led by professional instructors to respond to the rapidly changing agricultural environment and focus on discovering future agricultural models.

At the city level, four employees from the Seonsan branch office have enrolled in the university through demand-based special lectures and are leading the way in discovering new agricultural strategies during weekends.

Kim Eon-tae, head of the Seonsan branch office, said, “We will promote various programs for farmers to respond to rapidly changing agricultural conditions such as advances in 4th Industrial Revolution technologies, climate change, and aging.”