Gyeongbuk Province, leading South Korea's agricultural policy innovation through agricultural transformation

Published Jan 2, 2026

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Gyeongsangbuk-do (Governor Lee Chul-woo) has achieved meaningful results by pushing forward agricultural transformation as the core policy in the face of a complex crisis this year, including population decline and aging, extra-large forest fires, and expanded market opening. Initiated by Governor Lee Chul-woo's strong driving force, the Gyeongbuk agricultural transformation has spread beyond the agricultural sector to education, digital AI, energy, forestry, marine, and other fields, creating a new turning point for overall Korean policy. First, the agricultural transformation, which aimed to double agricultural income, focused on fostering cooperative farming, spreading advanced smart agriculture, creating flat apple orchards, and innovating the processing industry structure, etc., improving the overall quality of agriculture.

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Gyeongbuk-style joint farming, adopted as a national policy task for the new government, leads the K-agriculture transformation. -Raising the international status of Gyeongbuk K-Food through the APEC Summit. -Creating tangible results of recovery and leap beyond the damage from forest fires in agriculture. -Establishing a sustainable livestock environment and a clean quarantine system. Gyeongsangbuk-do (Governor Lee Cheol-woo) created meaningful achievements by pushing for agricultural transformation as a core policy in the face of a complex crisis including population decline and aging, a super-large forest fire, and expanded market opening. The agricultural transformation in Gyeongbuk, which started with strong driving force from Governor Lee Cheol-woo, has spread beyond the agricultural field to education, digital AI, energy, forestry, and marine sectors, setting a new turning point for all Korean policies. First, the agricultural transformation aimed at doubling farmers' ...

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