[Special Feature] Challenging Multiple Crops with Agricultural Knowledge and Management Mindset - Kim Young-jae, CEO of Farmers Closet

Published 2025년 12월 5일

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[Agricultural and Fisheries Newspaper=Reporter Kim Jin-oh] A powerful farmer from Gochang, Jeollabuk-do, who has independently started growing tobacco, peppers, cabbage, persimmons, rice, and most recently, shrimp farming, is making headlines. The protagonist is Kim Young-jae, the CEO of Farmers Closet, who graduated from the Department of Agribusiness at Hankyong National University in 2023. With "conviction" in himself, he overcame his parents' opposition: "Seeing my parents return to farming, I nurtured my dream of becoming a farmer, but my parents actually discouraged me." Now, by combining his parents' agricultural knowledge with his business knowledge from university, Kim is pursuing a stable and sustainable business. When he entered Hankyong National University, he faced opposition from his family, but this did not deter him.

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Young Farmers Continuing Agriculture - Graduates of Han Agricultural University ① Cultivating multiple crops such as tobacco, cabbage, peppers Ensuring stability and maximizing land use Establishing a strong foothold in the domestic market There is a powerful farmer who has been making headlines by independently starting tobacco, pepper, cabbage, blueberry, rice farming, and most recently, shrimp farming in Gochang, Jeonbuk. The main character is Kim Young-jae, the representative of Farmers Closet, who graduated from the Department of Agribusiness at Han Agricultural University in 2023. # Breaking through parental opposition with self-confidence "I grew up wanting to become a farmer after seeing my parents return to farming, but they discouraged me." Now, combining his parents' agricultural knowledge with the business knowledge from university, Kim is pursuing a stable and sustainable business. He recalled the opposition from his family when he entered Han Agricultural University. ...
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