Jeonnam Province Selects Four Projects for 2021 Jeonnam-Type Regional Growth Strategy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 20th that four projects were finally selected as a result of the 2021 Jeonnam-type Regional Growth Strategic Projects contest to realize the Clean Jeonnam Blue Economy.

The final selected projects are Mokpo City's "Establishment and Promotion Strategy for the Globalization of Mokpo Fish Cake," Jangseong County's "UNESCO Pilam Seowon Seonbi Culture Globalization Promotion," Shinan County's "1004 Island Road Station Construction," and Haenam County's "Reforming Land's End Haenam," with a total of 42.1 billion KRW to be invested over the next three years, including 20 billion KRW from the provincial government.

The Mokpo City project, "Establishment and Promotion Strategy for the Globalization of Mokpo Fish Cake," is a project aimed at creating jobs and revitalizing the local economy through building a fish cake industry base, producing high-quality surimi, developing new products, and fostering the "Mokpo Fish Cake" brand.

It is expected to serve as a turning point for the re-advancement of Jeonnam's seafood processing industry by leveraging Mokpo's locational advantage as a collection point for agricultural and marine products from the southwestern region, including Muan, Haenam, and Jindo.

Jangseong County's "UNESCO Pilam Seowon Seonbi Culture Globalization Promotion" project aims to create new tourism products and establish a foundation for generating residents' income by linking the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage "Pilam Seowon" Seonbi culture heritage with Chukryeongsan cypress forest and Hwangryong Market's healthy food.

This project was highly evaluated for operating non-face-to-face programs that combine Seonbi reading methods, Seonbi table cooking classes, and Chukryeongsan cypress forest meditation programs in line with trend changes caused by COVID-19.

Shinan County's "1004 Island Road Station Construction" project was planned by local residents to revitalize the local economy, as the number of tourists surged after the opening of the Angel Bridge, but there were no tourist convenience facilities, cultural and welfare facilities for residents, or local specialty product sales facilities.

With local residents' participation, it is expected to contribute to island tourism activation, establish a foundation for residents' income projects, and contribute to "Jeonnam Premium Island Development" and "Blue Tour."

Haenam County's "Reforming Land's End Haenam" project aims to solve problems such as aging tourism facilities in the Land's End area, weakening status of Yoon Seon-do historic sites, and decreased residents' income due to poor sales of specialty products.

In line with recent tourism trends, it is expected to establish a small-scale stay-type platform and open a local store of the online shopping mall "Haenam Miso," simultaneously conducting on-site sales of local specialty products, thereby laying the foundation for increasing residents' income through sixth industrialization.

Myeong Chang-hwan, Director of Planning and Coordination Office of Jeonnam Province, said, "Since Governor Kim Young-rok's inauguration, we will systematically support the newly promoted 'Jeonnam-type Regional Growth Strategic Projects' to contribute to residents' income," and added, "Next year, by giving high scores to projects linked with government contests, we will create an opportunity to discover large-scale new projects."

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