Jeongeup-si Confirms Recipients of This Year's Rural Development Projects

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] On the 18th, Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk held the Agricultural Industry-Academic Cooperation Deliberation Committee (hereinafter referred to as the Deliberation Committee) and confirmed 62 projects in 3 fields and 172 project recipients.

On this day, the Deliberation Committee was attended by 20 people including Chairman Lee Wan-ok, Director of the Agricultural Technology Center, members of the Jeongeup City Council, heads of agricultural-related organizations, and heads of farmers' associations.

The committee members completed the review of each applicant's project details and on-site surveys to ensure transparent and objective pilot project implementation and submitted them to the Deliberation Committee.

The major projects confirmed after the deliberation on this day include 62 projects in three fields: food crops, income crops, and rural society division, with a total project cost of 5.81953 billion KRW.

As a result of the deliberation, 21 projects including special rice commercialization technology pilot projects in food crops were confirmed with 3.95778 billion KRW, and 11 projects including underground cooling and heating facilities and cost reduction pilot projects for fruit trees in income crops were confirmed with 473.85 million KRW.

Additionally, in the rural society division, project recipients were confirmed for 30 projects including the leading agricultural management excellent model project with a budget of 1.3879 billion KRW.

Director Lee Wan-ok said, “We will strive to improve the quality of life of farmers by ensuring stable farming activities and increasing income, improve the aging rural workforce structure by promoting the settlement of young and talented personnel in agriculture, create a livable rural environment, and realize advanced agriculture trusted by consumers.”

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