Gangwon Agricultural Technology Institute wins 'Grand Prize' in Farmers Education Excellent Content Contest

The Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Technology Institute won the grand prize at the 2025 Agricultural Education Excellent Content Competition, organized by the Rural Development Administration, with its multi-stem flat-tree apple cultivation manual. This competition was held to discover and disseminate educational content that can be directly applied in agricultural fields, targeting rural development institutions nationwide. The Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Technology Institute's multi-stem flat-tree apple cultivation manual was highly evaluated for containing only the most essential contents from cultivation environment and variety selection to diseases, pests, and physiological disorders, reflecting actual fields well and being easy for farmers to apply. Park Young-sik, head of the Horticulture Research Division at the Agricultural Technology Institute, said, "This award is recognition that the multi-stem flat-tree apple cultivation ...