Wonju City Launches Pilot Project for 'Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products Support for Pregnant Women'

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Wonju City, Gangwon Province announced on the 11th that it will "promote a pilot project to support and supply eco-friendly agricultural products to pregnant women and will recruit project participants on a first-come, first-served basis starting from the 18th."

The eligible participants are pregnant women or mothers within one year after childbirth who have an address in Wonju City as of the application date.

Applications can be made online through the eco-friendly agricultural products shopping mall (www.ecoemall.com) or by visiting the Eup, Myeon, or Dong administrative welfare centers in person and submitting the relevant documents (pregnancy confirmation, birth certificate, mother’s health handbook).

However, pregnant women with a middle income of 80% or less who are receiving support from the Community Integrated Health Promotion Project (Nutrition Plus) are excluded from the support.

If selected, eco-friendly agricultural products will be supplied monthly in the form of a package for one year, from pregnancy to childbirth and weaning, with a support limit of 480,000 KRW per pregnant woman per year (self-payment of 96,000 KRW).

Pregnant women can either select and order items according to their needs and preferences on the eco-friendly agricultural products shopping mall or purchase pre-assembled package products.

Wonju City will pilot the project for 650 people, which is 30% of the 2,163 births in Wonju City in 2019, and plans to secure additional participants through budget acquisition in the future.

A Wonju City official stated, "We expect this to contribute to overcoming low birth rates and to the mutual development of both consumers and producers by expanding the consumption of eco-friendly agricultural products, thereby securing stable sales channels for local farmers."

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