Icheon City 4-H Federation Holds '2026 Annual General Meeting'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] The Icheon City 4-H Federation (President Park No-young) held its '2026 Annual General Meeting' on the 29th in the conference room of the Icheon City Agricultural Technology Center, attended by approximately 50 members.

At the annual general meeting, the federation confirmed the 2026 executive positions and departmental personnel assignments, established the direction of annual major events, and discussed candidate sites for the formation of 2026 cooperative demonstration projects, comprehensively addressing major agenda items related to federation operations.

Additionally, the event included mental health education for stress prevention in collaboration with the Icheon City Mental Health and Welfare Center.

The education program was designed to alleviate the stress and mental burden experienced by young farmers in agricultural settings and to help them manage their mental health independently.

Meanwhile, approximately 70 young farmers are currently active in the Icheon City 4-H Federation. Through diverse activities including learning 4-H philosophy based on character, virtue, knowledge, and physical strength (Gi-Deok-No-Che), project studies, volunteer work, and capacity-building education, they are being fostered as professional farmers to lead future agriculture.

Park No-young, president of the Icheon City 4-H Federation, stated, "Through this annual general meeting, we were able to clearly establish the direction of our 2026 activities," and added, "We will work to become a federation that contributes to regional agricultural development based on communication and cooperation among members."

Kim Dong-ho, director of the Icheon City Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Young farmers are important leaders driving Icheon agriculture's future," and added, "The Agricultural Technology Center will actively support young farmers not only in technical education but also in various fields including mental health management."