Naju-si Wins 'Excellence Award' for Two Consecutive Years in Jeonnam Province Agricultural Administration Comprehensive Evaluation

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yuk-bong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 10th that it won the Excellence Award in the ‘Jeollanam-do Agricultural Administration Comprehensive Evaluation.’

This evaluation assessed a total of 35 items across 7 fields covering overall agricultural administration tasks, including ▲activation of agriculture and rural areas ▲promotion of eco-friendly agriculture ▲promotion of food horticultural crop production ▲expansion of agricultural product distribution channels and fostering of agro-food industry ▲development of environmentally friendly livestock farming ▲strengthening of animal quarantine and livestock hygiene.

The city received favorable evaluations in areas such as eco-friendly agriculture promotion policies, support for crop disaster insurance for organic farmers, promotion of non-rice crop cultivation, enrollment in agricultural policy insurance, national and provincial government project applications for horticultural and specialty crops, activation of online distribution of agricultural specialties, strengthening of agricultural product safety, environmentally friendly livestock policies, and foot-and-mouth disease quarantine.

In particular, despite the economic downturn caused by the spread of COVID-19 in the first half of this year, the city was evaluated for its efforts to stabilize agricultural product prices, establish a stable income network for farmers, and create rural landscapes where people want to live, aiming to implement agricultural policies that farmers can feel directly.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “Following the grand prize in 2016, I am grateful for the hard work of public officials who contributed to winning the Excellence Award for two consecutive years since last year and to realizing prosperous agriculture and rural areas,” adding, “We will do our best to discover and implement agricultural policies that farmers can feel in step with the rapidly changing agricultural environment.”

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