Farmer-turned-millionaire Kim Ho-Youn, who achieved a corporate value of 100 billion won with a single tomato, appears on Seo Jang-hoon's Neighboring Millionaire.
On Wednesday the 10th at 9:55 p.m., EBS' Seo Jang-hoon's Neighboring Millionaire will feature Kim Ho-Youn, who established the country's largest smart farm and greatly expanded the possibilities of agriculture, sharing a journey of challenges and growth that is rarely heard. In 2023 he became the first in Korea's agricultural sector to succeed in KOSDAQ listing, writing the legend of a corporate value of 100 billion won and proving a new paradigm that "farmers can become rich."
In particular, this broadcast will for the first time reveal the nation's largest greenhouse, covering approximately "50,000 pyeong." Standing before the vast glass greenhouse the size of 20 soccer fields, Seo Jang-hoon could not hide his amazement, saying, "It's really huge. It's no joke."
Everything about the smart farm, the pinnacle of advanced agriculture that Kim Ho-Youn built—where farming is possible without soil or people—will be unveiled on Neighboring Millionaire. From crop-tailored sunlight control to flawless temperature·humidity·wind control with no errors, a science-based system that senses and optimizes the agricultural environment in real time raises both productivity and quality. Using nutrient-rich growing media to cultivate tomatoes in the air, it overcomes the limits of the soil to allow harvests year-round.
While on a 15-day short training in the Netherlands that he visited by chance, Kim Ho-Youn encountered smart farms as if by fate; now, he has instead advanced to a world-class level to the point that the Netherlands itself comes to learn technology from him. His success story, built on conviction and persistence, unfolds even more thrillingly on Neighboring Millionaire.
Meanwhile, Seo Jang-hoon and Jang Ye-won's "tomato harvesting showdown" also provides big laughs. Under Kim Ho-Youn's keen supervision, the two novice farmers fumble through a tomato-picking experience.
Seo Jang-hoon, confident, says "I do everything meticulously," and Jang Ye-won exclaims, "It's so fun. I could do it all day," bursting with excitement. After a neck-and-neck contest, when Kim Ho-Youn checks the results, suspicions arise from the two that "isn't he showing favoritism?" and the scene is thrown into chaos. Who will be the ultimate winner of the tomato contest that even sparked a "favoritism controversy"? The result can be seen on Wednesday, Dec. 10 at 9:55 p.m. on EBS' Seo Jang-hoon's Neighboring Millionaire.
[Photo] EBS' Seo Jang-hoon's Neighboring Millionaire
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