Creating New Regional Value with Namhae Darangnon Rice Terraces

Regional Unique Resource Development of Terraced Rice Fields, Aiming to Revitalize Rural Areas with Urban Residents

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 9th that the terraced rice paddy resource utilization project was selected in the Small and Medium Venture Business Administration's regional economy revitalization contest project and will receive 30 million KRW in commercialization funds.

The 'Regional-Based Regional Value Entrepreneur Activation Support Project' is a Small and Medium Business Administration contest project that provides commercialization funds to companies starting businesses based on the region's natural and cultural characteristics to revitalize the regional economy.

The 'Terraced Rice Paddy Revitalization Project through Urban-Rural Linkage' by Donggodongrak, selected in this contest, proposed a business item that creates a brand of terraced rice paddy rice and offers ecological education and village travel experiences linked to Namhae's natural environment.

Donggodongrak was established in 2017, led by 25 households of parents who moved to the countryside to send their children to Sangju Middle School, which was converted into an alternative education specialized middle school in 2016.

In 2019, it received the grand prize for excellent cases of public-private cooperation in Gyeongsangnam-do and also won the Minister's Award at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety's community excellent case presentation event.

Lee Jong-su, chairman of the Donggodongrak cooperative, expressed his ambition, saying, "Through this project, we will strive to utilize terraced rice paddies as a new cultural tourism resource in rural areas to transform Namhae into a more attractive and vibrant region."

Meanwhile, the Gyeongsangnam-do Social Innovation Promotion Team is promoting the Gyeongnam Terraced Rice Paddy Revitalization Project this year with the aim of regional revitalization through the preservation and resource utilization of terraced rice paddies, conducting a terraced rice paddy sharing project by recruiting urban residents and groups in five villages within the province.

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