Hwasun-gun Selected for 3 New 'General Rural Development' Projects

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 7th that three new projects were selected in the 2021 General Rural and Fishery Village Development Project contest.

The general rural and fishery village development projects confirmed as new projects for next year will receive 70% support from the national budget.

The newly selected projects are ▲ Hwasun-eup Rural Hub Revitalization Project (18 billion KRW) ▲ Rural New Vitality Plus Project (7 billion KRW) ▲ City/County Capacity Building Project (300 million KRW), with a total project cost of 25.3 billion KRW.

The Hwasun-eup Rural Hub Revitalization Project to establish a base in Hwasun-eup plans to be promoted in connection with the ‘Hwasun Generation Solidarity Complex Center,’ which was selected as a Life SOC Complex Project.

The plan to promote the project in connection with the Life SOC Complex Project received favorable evaluations from the evaluation committee and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs during the assessment.

The core of the Rural New Vitality Plus Project is the creation and operation of a ‘shared economy platform for revitalizing local food.’

The county plans to establish and operate a regional agricultural industry circular economy platform, including shared processing facilities, through the cooperation of agricultural product producers, local food stores, and social economy organizations.

Previously, since 2016, the county has participated in regional development project contests, with a total of 19 projects selected, including the Iyang-myeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project.

A county official said, “Securing the budget for new projects is expected to improve the quality of life of local residents and enhance settlement conditions. We thank the promotion committee and local residents who devoted themselves to preparing for the contest projects, and we will do our best to support and ensure smooth progress of the projects.”

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