Miryang City Announces Recruitment for 'Mentoring Support Project' to Help New Farmers Settle in Agriculture

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Miryang City, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 6th that it is accepting applications for the 'Return-to-Farming Mentoring Support Project' until the 21st of this month to help returning farmers and prospective returning farmers successfully settle down.

This project is a field-oriented support service that matches returning farmer seniors (experts in various fields) or advanced farmers with returning farmers or urban residents hoping to return to farming, providing mentoring support.

Return-to-farming mentors provide mentoring to trainees (mentees) on the overall preparation process for returning to farming and rural life, including preparation for returning to farming, farming life, crop technology, and start-up capabilities, and receive an activity fee of 100,000 KRW per session. Trainees receive support funds of 50,000 KRW per session for up to 20 sessions and can consult mentors on difficulties needed at each stage of rural settlement by crop type.

Mentors can apply if they are returning farmers with more than 5 years since relocation who have farming experience and professional skills, advanced farmers, agricultural masters designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, or field training farm/agricultural management consultants. Mentees can apply if they are returning farmers with less than 5 years since relocation or those hoping to return to farming or rural life.

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