Gyeongbuk Province Selects 3 Companies for 'Social Agriculture' Supported by Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

3 Billion KRW Support per Branch Annually for 5 Years, Securing Total National Funding of 603 Million KRW

Gyeongbuk Provincial Government Office

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 22nd that three new social farms were finally selected in the '2021 Social Agriculture Activation Support' project conducted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The farms selected this time are ▲ Pohang City Kkumbaragi Agricultural Corporation ▲ Gyeongsan City Pony Healing Farm ▲ Uiseong-gun Pyeongpyeong Village Cooperative.

The selected social farms will receive a total of 300 million KRW over five years, with 60 million KRW annually per site (70% national funds, 30% local funds) for operating expenses of social agriculture activities, network construction costs, and facility improvement costs. The social agriculture activation support project aims to promote the physical and mental health of socially vulnerable groups, help them perform social roles, and revitalize local communities.

Kim Jong-su, Director of the Agriculture, Livestock and Distribution Bureau, emphasized, "Our agriculture now needs a paradigm shift from production-centered to people- and value-centered. We will continuously expand social agriculture so that rural areas can produce not only agricultural products but also social values and become warm spaces that embrace socially vulnerable groups."

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk Province, Cheongsong Haetteuneun Farm (2018) and Gyeongsan Baramhaetsal Farm (2020) were previously selected for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' social agriculture support project.

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