Guri-si, 2024 Agricultural Organization Experiential Training Conducted

Capacity Building Through Field Visits in Icheon and Yongin for 90 Members of 6 Agricultural Organizations

The city of Guri, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun) announced on the 13th that it conducted the '2024 Guri City Agricultural Association Experiential Education' for members of six agricultural organizations on the 5th.

Guri City held the "2024 Guri City Agricultural Organization Experience Training" on the 5th for members of six agricultural organizations and is taking a commemorative photo afterward. Photo by Guri City

This education involved 90 members from the Korea Rural Leaders Guri City Federation, Korea Agricultural Managers Guri City Federation, Korea Women Farmers Guri City Federation, Guri City Fruit Tree Federation, Guri City Facility Vegetable Federation, and Guri City Life Improvement Association. Participants visited the Icheon Local Food Direct Store to learn about the concept and success stories of local food, followed by hands-on experiences such as making barley makjang using domestic agricultural products at the Yongin Rural Theme Park.

Mayor Baek Kyung-hyun of Guri said, “I hope this education served as an opportunity to strengthen the capabilities of farmers and to facilitate active communication among them. As the need for the sixth industrialization due to farmland reduction and the importance of food security are emerging, I ask that Guri’s farmers take the lead in embracing the new changes in agriculture.”