[Livestock News=Reporter Kim Sinji] The Korea Pig Producers Association announced on the 22nd that Lee Hee-deok, the current vice president and CEO of Gyeongbuk Pig Farms, has been elected as the third president after a recruitment of presidential candidates. President Lee Hee-deok entered the pig farming industry in 1976 and has held positions such as director of the Korea Pig Association, head of the Pyeongtaek branch of the Korea Pig Association, pig director of the Korea Livestock Improvement Association, and president of the Korea Pig Business Management Association. Currently, he operates a pig farm with 1,000 breeding pigs in Pyeongtaek. Notably, President Lee has worked towards the development of the domestic pig industry and the protection of farmers' rights, contributing to the establishment of the Korea Pig Producers Association, fulfilling his role as vice president, and promoting industry unity and system improvement.