– Selected 52 elite trainees from the Smart Farm Innovation Valley Youth Startup Incubation Course
– Fostering leaders of future smart farms through free education provided by the government for 20 months
Gyeongsangnam-do recruits trainees from the Smart Farm Innovation Valley Youth Startup Incubation Course nationwide to nurture young entrepreneurs who will lead the future agriculture of Gyeongsangnam-do.
As for the application qualifications, any young Korean youth between the ages of 18 and 39 who wish to start a business and find a job using smart farms can apply. Only those born between the
The educational items of Gyeongnam-do are strawberries, tomatoes, and paprika, and application for support is from April 4th to May 28st. Smart Farm Korea websitecan only be done online through
For trainee selection, 1 trainees are finally selected through the 2st stage qualification screening, 3nd stage document screening, and 52rd stage interview screening, and the selected trainees are completed at the 「Gyeongnam Smart Farm Innovation Valley」 Youth Incubation Center ('21. Completion in September) will receive systematic training.
The Smart Farm Youth Startup Incubation Program is an introductory course (2 months) that provides basic theoretical education on smart farms and facility gardening, an educational practice course (6 months) centered on smart farm practice and field education, and This is a 12-month professional training course, including a management practice course (20 months).
The theory and practice courses support on-site guidance and advice from smart farm experts, and through 20 months of long-term training, they can fully experience the second cropping season, which helps young people to prevent trial and error, such as farming failure, that can occur in the farming field after starting a business. Education is carried out with the greatest focus.
In addition, Gyeongnam Province pays up to 70 won per month for practical training and up to 360 million won for farming materials per year during the training period so that young people can enjoy a stable education.
Trainees who have completed the youth entrepreneurship incubation course with excellent grades are given the opportunity to move in to the cutting-edge rental smart farm created in the Innovation Valley for up to three years, to accumulate cultivation capacity and farming experience, and to start a smart farm through self-management. You will also be able to raise your seed money.
Young farmers who will settle in the province are given the qualifications to apply for the 'Young Farmers Smart Farm Comprehensive Fund' loan. It supports various benefits such as preferential guarantee ratio of the Credit Guarantee Fund (Nongshinbo) for agriculture, forestry and fishery industry, and preferential support for long-term rental of idle smart farms and farmland in the province, and long-term rental of farmland stockpiled by the Korea Rural Community Corporation.
Jeong Yeon-sang, director of the Agricultural Policy Bureau, said, “For future agriculture, smart farms that can produce stably even in a climate change crisis are the only alternative. We are doing our best to do this,” he said.
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment of trainees, please contact the Gyeongnam Youth Startup Incubation Center (055-254-4754).