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2019 Agricultural Outlook Conference To Be Held
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Writer KREI
Date 2019.01.17

2019 Agricultural Outlook Conference To Be Held


The Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) will hold the 2019 Agricultural Outlook Conference on the theme of the “Value, Opportunities and Future of Agriculture and Rural Communities” on Jan. 23 (Wed.) from 9:30 am at the Crystal Ballroom on the third floor of the Lotte Hotel (Jamsil-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul).

This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Agricultural Outlook Conference, the biggest event in the Korean agriculture sector. Every year farmers of the country and related people have gathered at the Conference to examine the conditions of domestic agriculture and rural communities and forecast future changes. Thus, the Conference has greatly contributed to farmers’ and policymakers’ decision-making.

KREI President Kim Changgil, Agriculture Minister Lee Gaeho and Chair Hwang Juhong of the Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee will deliver an opening address, words of encouragement and a congratulatory address respectively. In the first part of the Conference, Chairman Seong Kyoungryung of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences will give a special lecture on “An Inclusive Country and the Value of Agriculture and Rural Communities.” Also, Director Lee Jaeuk of the Food Industry Policy Office at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Director Park Kihwan of KREI’s Department of Agricultural Outlook will make the following presentations respectively: “2019 Agricultural Policy Direction and Major Policy Tasks” and “Agriculture and the Farm Household Economy in 2019: Trends and the Outlook.”

The second part is comprised of presentations and discussion on major agricultural policy issues including “New Value of Agriculture and Rural Communities,” “Healthy Food,” “Agricultural Industry: New Opportunities” and “Our Challenges: Peace and Globalization.” The third part consists of presentations and discussion on the issues of and outlook for each industry such as grain, fruit, fruit vegetables, forest products, vegetables and livestock products.

Starting with the first event at the Lotte Hotel, Seoul, the Agricultural Outlook Conference will be held on Jan. 29 (Tue.) in the auditorium of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government building, Andong-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and on Jan. 31 (Thur.) in the performance hall at the North Jeolla Provincial Government building, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do. 


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