청년창업농 스마트팜 교육의 중요도‒만족도 분석 - 전북김제스마트팜혁신밸리 교육 수료생을 대상으로

: Recently, Korean agriculture has been facing challenges such as a shortage of labor and low productivity, primarily due to a decline in farming households, an aging farming population, and a reduced influx of young farmers. In response, the government has established four Smart Farm Innovation Valleys nationwide to promote smart farming and is offering educational programs to young people. This study examines the difference between the perceived importance of smart farm education before the program and the level of performance after completing it, focusing on graduates from the Jeonbuk Gimje Smart Farm Innovation Valley. The analysis revealed that the future success of smart farm startups by graduates is highly influenced by government policies. Additionally, it highlighted the need for targeted improvements in areas identified in the importance-performance analysis, such as the duration of the program, course materials, content structure, and instructor expertise. In addition, since the study participants—such as farmers, related personnel, workers, and others—differ in their backgrounds and experiences with crop cultivation education for smart farms, it is important to offer education tailored to different levels in future programs. Consequently, it is clear that the operating organization must make efforts to revise and enhance the smart farm education curriculum.