Icheon City Holds '25th Icheon City Farmer of the Year Awards Ceremony'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City held the '2024 Icheon City Farmer of the Year Awards' ceremony at the Icheon Art Hall Small Concert Hall on the 6th, the city announced on the 8th.

The Icheon City Farmer of the Year Award, now in its 25th year, covers five categories: rice, horticulture and specialty crops, livestock, women farmers, and fruit. This year's recipients in the horticulture and specialty crops field are Lee Jeong-nam (Baeksa-myeon), Gu Bon-hak (Baeksa-myeon), and Oh Se-jun (Daewol-myeon).

Lee Jeong-nam was recognized for contributing to the practice of sustainable agriculture for safe food production (GAP), introducing new technologies to enhance competitiveness, marketing and promotional efforts, and taking a leading role in youth farmer organizations.

Gu Bon-hak, as an officer of the flower association and flower-related organizations, received high praise for serving as a model of dedicated volunteer service through advancing the regional flower industry, creating landscapes through flowers, and participating in flower-sharing events within the community.

Oh Se-jun was highly commended for precise soil management techniques to produce high-quality agricultural products, participation in farmer organization activities and serving as a mentor to junior farmers, and his commitment to community service and sharing through participation in village environmental improvement projects.