Chungbuk Supports Construction of Integrated Food Support Centers by City and County

[Asia Economy (Chungbuk) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungbuk Province will support the construction of integrated food support centers in each city and county within the province. The construction of these centers is being promoted to expand public meals through the consumption promotion of local agricultural products and to provide safe food.

According to the province on the 16th, this project is a newly introduced initiative this year, and with administrative procedures and detailed design completed, full-scale building construction will begin next year. Upon completion, the centers will operate essential facilities such as small distribution rooms, cold storage, safety inspection rooms, and preprocessing facilities necessary for public (school) meals.

Goesan County, selected as the first project target, will complete the first-year project this year and finish constructing the center building by August next year on a site within the Daeje Industrial Complex in Goesan-eup. Following a pilot operation period, full operation is scheduled to begin in March 2022.

The province has notified each city and county of the project guidelines for center construction and plans to receive applications by the 24th of this month. After the first document screening and the second presentation evaluation, additional project target cities and counties will be finalized in January next year.

In this manner, the province plans to expand the number of center buildings from the current two to ten by 2025.

Sung Chun-seok, Director of the Agricultural Food Distribution Division of the province, stated, “We plan to support the construction of centers in each city and county in connection with the establishment of a regional food comprehensive plan (Food Plan). Additionally, we will strive to ensure that the construction and operation of the centers serve as a foundation for increasing local farmers’ income, revitalizing the rural economy, and establishing a public procurement system for eco-friendly local food public meals.”

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