Jeonbuk Province Makes All-Out Effort to Secure National Budget for 'Asia Smart Agro-Life Valley'

Song Ha-jin, Governor of Jeonbuk Province.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Song Ha-jin, Governor of Jeonbuk Province, is doing his best to plant the seeds of Jeonbuk's new future, including the "Asia Smart Agro-Life Valley," which is President Moon Jae-in's first regional pledge.

On the 7th, Governor Song, following the government's "Korean New Deal Policy," announced the "Post-COVID-19 8 Major Policies" for economic revitalization and recovery of daily life, then immediately moved to the Government Complex Sejong to meet with Kim Hyun-soo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, to continue efforts to secure the national budget.

On this day, Governor Song requested Minister Kim Hyun-soo to promptly transfer management of the Gimje Airport site (from Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs) to expand the private breeding research complex and build an international seed expo center capable of permanent exhibitions. He also requested the inclusion of 1.2 billion KRW for design service fees necessary for the "K-Seed Innovation Cluster Foundation Project" and 15.1 billion KRW for the full-scale promotion of the Smart Innovation Valley project for training young farmers and technological innovation, including the expansion of 4.5 hectares of leased smart farms and application of advanced specifications.

Furthermore, to secure competitiveness in high-quality agricultural machinery technology using Saemangeum farmland, he urged active response to be selected as a preliminary feasibility study project for the establishment of an "Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Demonstration Complex."

Jeonbuk Province has designated the period until the 31st, the Ministry of Strategy and Finance's budget submission deadline, as the "National Budget Special Activity Period" and plans to devote full efforts until the final stage to secure the national budget.

Governor Song has scheduled consecutive visits to the National Assembly and central government ministries on the 8th. Deputy Governor Choi Yong-beom will visit on the 13th, Deputy Governor for Political Affairs Woo Beom-gi on the 18th, and department heads will visit central ministries more than twice a week, wearing down the thresholds of central government offices. Subsequently, they plan to hold budget policy consultations with local lawmakers and establish a seamless cooperation system with the political sector and city and county governments.

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