Sancheong-gun Applies for 60.2 Billion KRW in Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, and Food Projects

47 Projects Promoted in 2022, Budget Increased by 5.6 Billion KRW from Previous Year

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 23rd that it applied to Gyeongnam Province for a total of 47 projects and 60.2 billion KRW under the 2022 Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, and Food projects.

The Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, and Food projects are government-supported initiatives aimed at promoting agricultural and rural development through rural structural improvement and contributing to increasing farm household income.

The county discovered and applied for 47 projects to transform the agricultural structure in line with the times, such as digitalization of agriculture, and to expand forestry and other industries utilizing forest resources.

By sector, there are ▲17 projects in the agriculture and rural sector with 23.8 billion KRW ▲14 projects in the distribution and horticulture sector with 4.3 billion KRW ▲2 projects in the livestock sector with 2.7 billion KRW ▲11 projects in the forestry and mountain village sector with 8.3 billion KRW ▲3 projects in the agricultural production sector with 21.1 billion KRW, totaling 60.2 billion KRW.

This amount is 5.6 billion KRW more than the budget application amount of the previous year. The county selected projects through in-depth review of project feasibility and suitability to agricultural policy direction by the ‘Sancheong-gun Agriculture, Rural, and Food Industry Policy Deliberation Committee,’ composed of expert judges in each sector, regarding the 2022 Agriculture, Forestry, Livestock, and Food project budget application and major support projects of 2021.

The projects applied for this time will receive funding for the 2022 fiscal year once finalized through deliberation by Gyeongnam Province and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

A county official said, “We will continue to discover new agriculture and forestry projects so that local farmers can stably earn agricultural income. We will also work closely with Gyeongnam Province and central government ministries to secure national funds and other budgets to strengthen the county’s agricultural competitiveness.”

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