The Korea Rural Economic Institute, Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship Challenger Achievement Presentation Ceremony…Seoul National University team wins honor with 'Potato Virus Kit'

The Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation held the '2025 Young Agribusiness Challenger' achievement announcement ceremony at its headquarters on the 24th. The Young Agribusiness Challenger has been operating as part of an educational program jointly promoted by Korea and New Zealand through an agricultural agreement under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. In this ceremony, five teams that participated in the program presented their business plans containing startup ideas and received evaluations from experts. The 'Minister's Prize', the highest honor, was awarded to the 'OKI Check' team from Seoul National University (Lee Ye-ji, Lee Seung-heon, Lee Kyu-ho, Lee Jae-rang) for their theme 'Potato Virus Kit'. Additionally, the 'Best Prize' was awarded to the 'open sesame' team from Chungnam National University (Song Young-seo, Lee Dong-hoon, Ko San) for developing 'Protein Supplement Made from Black Beans', and the 'Excellence Prize' (President's Prize) ...