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"Gyeongnam Agricultural Technology Institute to Host 2023 New Agricultural Machinery Materials Exhibition“
2023.06.30
“50 agricultural machinery personnel from the local government attended the exhibition at the Future Agriculture Education Center and Agricultural Machinery Outdoor Training Facility of the Agricultural Technology Institute.“
“The Rural Development Administration (RDA) held a New Agricultural Machinery Development Exhibition to foster emerging agricultural technology companies.“
“The Gyeongnam Agricultural Technology Institute announced that it held a New Agricultural Machinery Exhibition for fostered enterprises by the Rural Development Administration (RDA) at the Agricultural Machinery Education Center in the Future Agriculture Education Center, with the participation of about 50 agricultural machinery officials from cities and counties and members of the Gyeongnam Agricultural Machinery Technology Research Society.
This exhibition featured companies with new technologies in eight agricultural sectors fostered by the Korea Agricultural Technology Promotion Agency (KATPA) Venture Startup Headquarters. The event aimed to assess the feasibility of on-site application through company introductions, exhibitions, demonstrations, and Q&A sessions on developed products, as well as to promote awareness of the necessity and benefits of mechanization in agriculture.
Main exhibits included autonomous pest control robots, automatic hose reels, vinyl collectors, power carriers, vibrating plow cultivators, and more, presented by eight companies, totaling over 11 types of agricultural machinery displayed and operated for demonstration at the agricultural machinery practice field.
Yang Jae-sang, Head of Future Agriculture Education, remarked, ‘The continued decline in the agricultural population due to aging and feminization poses a risk to our country’s food self-sufficiency and food security,’ expressing hopes that the exhibition would contribute to the mechanization of agriculture in Gyeongnam.
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