Jeonnam Province Newly Designates 21 Animal Welfare-Oriented Green Livestock Farms

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 24th that it has newly designated 21 farms as ‘Animal Welfare-type Green Livestock Farms.’

With the total number of designated farms increasing to 309, it is regarded as strengthening its status as a national hub for eco-friendly livestock farming.

The newly designated farms include 17 Hanwoo farms, 3 dairy farms, and 1 saltwater farm.

In Jeonnam, there are a total of 170 Hanwoo farms, 12 dairy farms, 21 pig farms, 68 chicken farms, 20 duck farms, and 18 goat farms.

The designation of animal welfare-type green livestock farms is a key policy project promoted since 2012 to create a breeding environment suitable for livestock ecology and to produce and supply safe livestock products to consumers.

The designation process involves farms submitting an application to the relevant city or county, which reviews it before forwarding it to the province. The province then conducts document and on-site inspections, and if deemed suitable, issues a designation certificate.

Eligible farms must have at least one certification or designation such as organic or antibiotic-free certification, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) safety management certification, Clean Livestock Farm designation, or government-certified Animal Welfare Livestock Farm certification.

The evaluation covers 22 items including livestock stocking density, barn hygiene management status, and manure treatment status, conducted by an inspection team composed of provincial and city/county officials and external reviewers. Farms scoring 160 points or more out of 200 are designated as green livestock farms.

Designated green livestock farms receive an annual operational fund incentive of 2 million KRW per farm for maintenance and management.

They also gain priority eligibility for various livestock policy projects such as barn facility modernization projects and green livestock fund loans.

Park Dohwan, Director of Livestock Policy at Jeonnam Province, stated, “We plan to continue expanding green livestock farms to encourage environmentally friendly livestock practices and meet consumer expectations for safe livestock products. Applications for green livestock farm designation are accepted year-round, so we ask livestock farmers to show great interest.”

In addition to the 309 green livestock farms, Jeonnam Province has maintained the top national ranking for three consecutive years since 2019 with 1,647 farms certified for organic or antibiotic-free livestock products.

Last month, a Hanwoo farm in Haenam was certified as the nation’s first ‘Animal Welfare Livestock Hanwoo Farm,’ further solidifying its role as a center for eco-friendly livestock farming.

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