Hwasun-gun Promotes 'New Farmer On-site Practical Training'

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Jeonnam Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 18th that it will promote the ‘New Farmer On-site Practical Training Support Project’ to support returnees to farming who face difficulties due to lack of initial agricultural and rural experience.

This training is expected to be a valuable program where returnees to farming can learn actual farming techniques through on-site practice, greatly aiding their stable settlement in rural areas.

Also, for step-by-step practical training and experiential activities focusing on field-based farming techniques, quality control, and management marketing, a mentor (leading farm) and mentee (trainee) will sign a one-on-one agreement and proceed with the training.

The county recently held a preliminary briefing session and a returnee training agreement signing ceremony attended by six leading farms and returnee trainees. Selected returnee trainees will learn cultivation techniques of their desired crops for 20 days per month over five months and practice applying self-farming techniques.

Returnee trainees participating in the training will receive up to 800,000 KRW per month as training expenses, and leading farms will be paid 400,000 KRW per month as teaching fees. The main training crops for returnee trainees are ripe tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, and blueberries.

Since 2013, 90% of the 52 returnee trainees who completed the on-site practical training have settled in Hwasun.

An official from the County Agricultural Technology Center said, “In addition to current return-to-farming and rural education, we are recruiting applicants for various projects such as agricultural product packaging improvement, farm house repair support, and small-scale farm demonstration cultivation support for returnees to farming. We hope for active interest and participation from returnees.”

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