South Korea: Prime Minister Kim visits farms during harvest season

Published Oct 26, 2021

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Prime Minister Bu-Gyeom Kim visited a strawberry farm in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, to inspect the installation of a remote facility control device as part of the Digital New Deal. He expressed that smart farms will provide new opportunities for the youth and promised government support for their spread. Kim also urged for increased production of Korean dried persimmons, as they are being exported to countries like Japan, Vietnam, and Hong Kong.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Min-Jeong Cho = Prime Minister Bu-Gyeom Kim visited the farmhouses in harvest season on the 26th and said, "Smart Farm will create new opportunities for the next generation of young people in the future." Prime Minister Kim visited 'Ugong Strawberry' in Sangju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where a remote facility control device was installed on the same day and said, "With the Digital New Deal, our agriculture is also changing smartly." He also promised, "The government will actively support in various areas such as infrastructure creation and manpower training for the spread of smart farms." Prior to this, Prime Minister Kim visited the 'Brother Dried Persimmon Farm' located in the same area and inspected the dried persimmon production site and experienced the production of dried persimmons. At this meeting, Prime Minister Kim said, ...

Source: Yna