Weifang City in Shandong Province, China, hosted a series of exchange events from September 20 to 22, inviting representatives from South Korean companies, universities, and related organizations to discuss smart agriculture, industry-academia-research collaboration, and cultural tourism and economic trade.
The '2026 Korea-China Smart Farm Export Consultation Meeting,' held on September 20-21, was co-hosted by the Weifang Trade Promotion Committee and KOTRA's Qingdao office, with participation from the Weifang Agricultural Science Research Institute. Kim Yoon-hee, head of KOTRA's Qingdao office, led a delegation of South Korean companies to visit smart agriculture firms in Weifang's Shouguang City, where they observed facility agriculture operations. Following this, the two countries' companies engaged in approximately 80 one-on-one consultations focused on smart agriculture solutions, vertical farming, agricultural automation, and smart irrigation and fertilization. Discussions included agricultural machinery purchases, technology introduction, joint system construction, and product supply and sales, with a cooperation agreement on AI technology integration projects also signed between the companies.
On September 22, the '5th Korea Industry-Academia-Research Matching Weifang Special Event' saw Hanyang University and Kyonggi University sign business agreements with Weifang University. Participants discussed technology cooperation in smart manufacturing, green energy, bio-manufacturing, advanced equipment, modern agriculture, and new energy, as well as joint training programs for young talent.
On the same day, the 'Weifang-Korea Cultural Tourism and Economic Trade Cooperation Roundtable' addressed topics such as joint development of tourism routes, promotion of tourism products, content collaboration utilizing intangible cultural heritage, and education and youth exchanges. Weifang University and Shinhan University also exchanged views on joint educational programs and staff and student exchanges.
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