Damyang-gun Wins 'Excellence Award' in Comprehensive Evaluation of Returning to Farming and Fishing Villages

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Damyang County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Choi Hyung-sik) announced on the 25th that it won the Grand Prize in the '2020 Comprehensive Evaluation of Returning to Farming and Fishing Villages' conducted by Jeollanam-do.

The county is implementing a systematic return-to-farming and rural settlement policy this year through the stages of interest, preparation, and settlement.

In addition, by operating counseling at the Return-to-Farming and Rural Settlement Support Center, it attracted 2,078 returnees last year, and by running the 'Eupmyeon Return-to-Farming and Rural Settlement Counseling Center,' it activated communication channels with returnees on site.

Various projects such as experiencing living first in Jeollanam-do, urban resident rural attraction support projects, farming settlement education for returnees, establishment of houses for returnees, support for revitalizing returnee startups, and support for repair costs of returnee farmhouses also received high evaluations, achieving the grand prize and a prize money of 2 million won.

A county official said, "The regional extinction of farming and fishing villages due to aging and population decline is an urgent issue, and return-to-farming and rural settlement policies are especially important," adding, "We will continue to discover new projects and promote various policies for win-win cooperation between local residents and returnees, focusing our capabilities on making Damyang a place where people want to return and live."

Meanwhile, the county also won an excellence award in the comprehensive evaluation of returning to farming and fishing villages conducted last year.

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