Gyeonggi-do Invests 34.4 Billion KRW to Promote Eco-Friendly Agriculture

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will invest a total of 34.4 billion KRW this year to promote the "Eco-friendly Agriculture Promotion Project" for safe food.

This measure comes in response to the annual increase in the eco-friendly agricultural food market size and the growing interest of residents in safe food.

The main projects include ▲ Establishment of an eco-friendly agriculture foundation ▲ Expansion of eco-friendly agricultural product production ▲ Support for eco-friendly agricultural product consumption ▲ Encouragement of environmental conservation.

First, the province will invest 2.968 billion KRW in the eco-friendly agriculture foundation establishment project to support facility equipment for creating eco-friendly agricultural complexes, certification fees for eco-friendly agricultural products, and inspection costs.

Additionally, the eco-friendly agricultural product production expansion project will cover compensation for initial income reduction and production cost differences in eco-friendly agriculture, payment of cultivation incentives for eco-friendly agricultural products, support for organic farming materials, and repair and maintenance support for aging compost production facilities. The total project cost is 4.766 billion KRW.

The province will also invest 2.365 billion KRW and 24.327 billion KRW respectively in the eco-friendly agricultural product consumption support project and the environmental conservation encouragement project.

A provincial official emphasized, "We will do our best to promote the 'Eco-friendly Agriculture Promotion Project' befitting the status of Gyeonggi Province, which is responsible for the food supply in the metropolitan area."

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