Hampyeong-gun, Significant Outcomes from Meeting Between County Governor and Agricultural & Livestock Cooperative Heads

Discussion on Development Directions in Agriculture and Livestock Sectors

[Hampyeong=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Hampyeong County is drawing attention as the monthly held “Hampyeong County Governor - Agricultural and Livestock Cooperative Heads Meeting,” aimed at promoting economic growth in the local agriculture and livestock sectors and creating a “wealthy Hampyeong,” is producing various achievements.

On the 20th, Hampyeong County in Jeollanam-do announced that the meetings between the county governor and local agricultural and livestock cooperative heads, which have been held since May last year, have established themselves as a platform for discussing development directions in agriculture and livestock and for mutual communication.

The meetings are held every third Thursday of the month, attended by the county governor, heads of agricultural and livestock cooperatives, and representatives of farmers to discuss work, listen to suggestions, and seek solutions and development plans.

This month, on the morning of the 20th, officials gathered at the Hampyeong Cheonji-gil site to brainstorm and deliberate on the sustainable development of Hampyeong County’s tourism resources.

At a previous meeting, it was decided to purchase all non-contracted barley quantities from Sonbul Nonghyup and all general rice produced within the county, aiming to secure stable sales channels and increase farmers’ income.

The subsidy rate for crop disaster insurance was also raised, increasing the insured area from 6,310 hectares in 2019 to 7,097.4 hectares in 2020, reflecting about a 12.4% increase in disaster insurance subscription.

Additionally, the “2021 General Rice Shipment Incentive Support Project,” proposed during the April meeting, was approved.

Accordingly, for general rice shipments produced on farmland within the county, if purchased by the Hampyeong County Nonghyup Rice Cooperative Joint Business Corporation, local Nonghyups, and rice mills, farmers will receive support of 1,000 KRW per sack for “Saechungmu” and “Hopyeong,” and 1,500 KRW per sack for “Sindongjin.”

County Governor Lee Sang-ik stated, “We will continue to communicate and cooperate between the public and private sectors to secure competitiveness in the local agriculture and livestock sectors,” adding, “We will promote the development of the primary industry, the foundation of the local economy, to create a ‘wealthy Hampyeong.’”

Meanwhile, Hampyeong County recently created the “4·4·8 Hampyeong Tourism Project” (a tourism project involving 4 hours in the forest, 4 hours by the sea, and 8 hours staying in Hampyeong accommodations) by supplementing and maintaining existing tourism resources such as Hwayang Neighborhood Park, ecological wetlands, and Expo Park, establishing the “Hampyeong Cheonji-gil,” a 6 km trail (2.5 km forest trail, 2.0 km ecological trail, 1.5 km park trail) connecting these sites.

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