Jangseong-gun "Implements Various Support Policies for Returning to Farming and Rural Migration"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Han-gyu] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 9th that it will implement various support policies for returning farmers and rural migrants this year.

The county has seen an increase of more than 1,000 returning farmers and rural migrants for three consecutive years until last year. According to the 2019 statistics, the population of returning farmers and rural migrants in Jangseong-gun was 7,700, accounting for 15% of the total population.

This year, the goal is to attract 2,000 urban residents to rural areas. To this end, the county plans to promote the “Living First in Jangseong Project” in the second half of the year, a program that offers opportunities to stay in Jangseong for a certain period to experience rural life and receive agricultural technology education.

It also plans to widely promote the advantages of Jangseong’s returning farmer and rural migrant policies by attending nationwide returning farmer and rural migrant fairs and local government Seoul returning farmer and rural migrant briefings.

Along with this, a “Jangseong Farm Tour” will be held targeting discharged soldiers. Participants will visit senior returning farmers who have settled stably to hear their success stories and also have time to explore Jangseong’s culture.

Meanwhile, in the first half of this year, Jangseong-gun selected nine loan recipients through the “Returning Farmer Agricultural Startup and Housing Purchase Support Project” and provided 1.8 billion KRW in support. The county is also accepting applications for support in the second half of the year.

The application period for the second half project is from the 10th of this month to the 10th of next month, and applications can be submitted directly to the Returning Farmer and Rural Migrant Department at the Jangseong Agricultural Technology Center.

Applications are only possible for those who ▲ have worked in industries other than agriculture outside rural areas ▲ or have lived in rural areas but have not engaged in agriculture, and who are household heads under the age of 65 (born after January 1, 1954) and have not exceeded five years since moving to the rural area.

The county plans to select the final recipients through in-depth interviews by the selection committee around mid-next month, evaluating the appropriateness and feasibility of the project plan and the adequacy of the loan repayment plan.

The finally selected returning farmers will receive loans for agricultural startup funds (up to 300 million KRW) and housing purchase support funds (up to 75 million KRW) at an annual interest rate of 2%, with a 5-year grace period and 10 years of equal principal repayments.

Yoo Doo-seok, the mayor of Jangseong-gun, said, “Yellow City Jangseong is the number one rural area where agriculture becomes hope for returning farmers and rural migrants,” and added, “We plan to continue implementing various policies to support the stable settlement and independence of returning farmers and rural migrants.”

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