Yeoju City Holds 'First Rice Industry Special Zone Committee' in 2025

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] Yeoju City held the '2025 First Rice Industry Special Zone Committee' on the 25th at the Eco-friendly Education Center of the Yeoju City Agricultural Technology Center.

The committee was composed of 32 members from various fields, including Vice Mayor Jo Jeong-a as chairperson, city council members, heads of agricultural cooperatives, agricultural organizations, outside experts, and rice-producing farmers.

At the committee meeting, discussions were held on matters concerning the promotion and development of specialized projects as the nation's only rice industry special zone, the establishment of promotional and marketing strategies, and measures to perform the function of policy recommendations for activating special zone operations.

In particular, the meeting began with a presentation by Dr. Kim Ui-woong, former senior researcher at the Korea Food Research Institute, on key countermeasures in the rice purchase and RPC sectors for producing high-quality rice, followed by a discussion session among committee members.

The committee members exchanged various and in-depth opinions on improving RPC drying and storage facilities and on improving the timing and methods of rice purchases, and sought new development strategies regarding the stages following high-quality Yeoju rice production.

Vice Mayor Jo Jeong-a said in her remarks, "I hope the committee's activities will serve as a catalyst for enhancing the status of Yeoju rice and creating an opportunity to maintain the reputation of Korea's finest rice."