The Gyeongsangbuk-do Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Jo Young-sook) held a "Peach Specialist Competency Enhancement Training" on the 26th of last month at the Cheongdo Peach Research Institute and at the site of a leading farm, targeting 30 officials from the peach departments and research departments of the Gyeongsangbuk-do and Chungcheongbuk-do Agricultural Technology Institutes. This training was organized as a follow-up measure to the "New Cooperation Partnership in the Fruit Field between Gyeongbuk and Chungbuk Agricultural Technology Institutes" signed last year, aiming to strengthen mutual cooperation between the two regions to establish a high-quality peach production base and a stable supply system. The training included △ introduction of new peach varieties such as 'Manwol' △ scouting and control technology for major diseases and pests such as anthracnose △ response to aging.