Jeonbuk Province Conducts Demand Survey for Seed Industry Infrastructure Project

[Jeonju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho] Jeonbuk Province announced on the 27th that it will conduct a preliminary survey of project demand targeting cities, counties, and producer organizations in preparation for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' 2022 Seed Industry Infrastructure Construction Project contest scheduled for September.

This project aims to support the establishment of facilities such as greenhouses, tissue culture rooms, and cold storage for the propagation and distribution of seeds and seedlings of food crops, horticultural crops, and special crops, as well as equipment such as sowing machines, power carriers, and quality control machinery.

The support targets include the Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services, city and county agricultural technology centers, farmers falling under Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry, and producer organizations such as agricultural cooperatives, farming associations, and agricultural corporations.

However, in the case of farmers, the condition is that they must be agricultural management entities that have signed contracts with domestic seed production companies registered under Article 37 of the Seed Industry Act, including basic information such as crop name, contract quantity, and unit price. Seedling production businesses are excluded from support.

The support fields will expand from the existing 13 fields, including medicinal crop seeds and sweet potato seed roots, to 15 fields in 2022 with the addition of tea trees and mulberry trees.

The total project budget will also be increased next year from a minimum of 300 million KRW to a maximum of 5 billion KRW.

The support conditions are 50% national funds and 50% local funds for local governments, and 30% national funds, 30% local funds, and 40% self-funding for farmers and producer organizations.

Private businesses wishing to participate should familiarize themselves with the revised guidelines effective next year and submit a project plan after prior consultation with the city or county where they are located.

Jeonju=Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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