Nonghyup center honors young farmers in startup and ideas contest
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- Nonghyup's Young Farmer Startup Support Center held an awards ceremony in Seoul after receiving a record 52 entries across two categories.
- Fourteen entries won awards, including two Agriculture Ministry ministerial prizes for young farmers Kim Seon-cheol and Hwang Seong-hu.
- The contest seeks to identify and promote young farmers' startup experiences and innovative ideas, while supporting their stable settlement and growth.
Nonghyup's Young Farmer Startup Support Center held an awards ceremony on the fourth at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel for its NH Young Farmer Startup and Ideas Essay Contest.
The contest received 52 entries across two categories, the largest number in its history. After judging, 14 entries were selected for awards.
The Agriculture Ministry minister's awards went to farmers Kim Seon-cheol and Hwang Seong-hu. Kim was recognized for an account titled “An engineer who cut metal designs the future of young farming with spray hydroponics,” while Hwang won for “From a monthly salary of 1 million won to an annual sales of 1 billion won, one persimmon changed my life.”
I hope the challenges and ideas of the young farmer pioneers captured in the winning entries will serve as practical guides for aspiring young farmers.
The contest was created to discover and spread young farmers' startup experiences and innovative ideas. Nonghyup hosted it, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and NH Investment & Securities.
Seo Jong-kyeong, head of the support center, said, “I hope the challenges and ideas of the young farmer pioneers captured in the winning entries will serve as practical guides for aspiring young farmers.” He added, “We will work with related organizations to support young farmers' stable settlement in agriculture and innovative growth.”
We will work with related organizations to support young farmers' stable settlement in agriculture and innovative growth.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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