Sancheong-gun Selected for Forest Service New Forest Variety Cultivation Pilot Project... 2 Billion KRW National Funding for 2 Years

Aerial view of the new forest variety cultivation complex. / Provided by Sancheong-gun

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam announced on the 17th that it has been selected for next year's Korea Forest Service public project, the 'Forest New Variety Cultivation Complex Pilot Project.'

This public project aims to create jobs and increase residents' income by utilizing 'Saneumdong Euimok.' In particular, the main point is to establish a new forest bio-industry foundation by investing 2.5 billion KRW in national funds.

The county plans to establish the cultivation complex at the National Forest Variety Management Center from 2022 to 2023, then entrust it to a social cooperative that will operate it, and begin full-scale operation from 2024.

The social cooperative, which will be the focal point of the project, is expected to be composed of Sancheong-gun forestry successors, Sancheong Hanbang Kkujibong Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, and Sancheong Kkujibong Farming Group.

Lee Jae-geun, the mayor of Sancheong-gun, said, "Kkujibong, a natural anti-aging food, is a representative herbal medicine that fits well with our Sancheong-gun's top priority core strategic project, the herbal medicine industry," adding, "Through this public project, we will establish a mass production base for 'Sancheong Kkujibong' and brand it as Sancheong's representative variety."

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