[Nongsuchaksan Newspaper=Reporter Nara Park] As South Chungnam's Asan City has grown into a representative future industry city in the country by attracting advanced industries and national projects, it is finding another solution for urban competitiveness in agriculture. Facing structural limitations such as a reduction in farmland and an aging farming population due to rapid urban growth, Asan City has chosen agricultural restructuring and industrialization as a key focus towards becoming a 'self-sufficient city of 500,000 people.' Last year was particularly harsh for farmers. Agricultural damage continued with spring's abnormal low temperatures and diseases, and summer's concentrated heavy rainfall leading to 1966 hectares of farmland being submerged. Despite this, Asan's agriculture showed relatively stable results. Last year