Imsil-gun Promotes 'Nongchon Agreement Project'... Discussing Development Directions

Published 19 Nov.2021 14:32(KST)

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk (Governor Sim Min) recently held an on-site discussion meeting on the ‘Rural Agreement Project Public-Private Cooperative Promotion System’ at the Cheongung-myeon Welfare Center, focusing on the development direction and specific promotion plans of the project, the 19th announced.

The discussion meeting was held with the attendance of Governor Sim Min, Kim Hyangja, Chairperson of the Agricultural and Fisheries Special Committee (Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Special Committee) Rural Subcommittee, members of the Agricultural and Fisheries Subcommittee, Imsil-gun’s intermediary support organization (New Vitality Plus Promotion Team), and related local organization officials.

The Agricultural and Fisheries Special Committee resolved the ‘Establishment Plan for a Public-Private Cooperative Promotion System for Local Government Rural Policies’ in December 2019.

The resolution includes four major agendas and seven detailed tasks: establishing an integrated administrative promotion system and reorganizing intermediary support organizations to strengthen public-private cooperation, promoting private organization and enhancing autonomous capabilities, and institutionalizing the rural policy promotion system.

The Agricultural and Fisheries Special Committee selected five major areas for public-private cooperative rural policies: the Rural New Vitality Plus Project, Food Plan Package Support Project, Agricultural and Fisheries Chambers, Rural Agreement, and Fishing Village New Deal 300.

This discussion meeting was prepared to comprehensively review the establishment status of the public-private cooperative promotion system of local governments.

The Rural Agreement system aims to establish policy governance through agreements between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and local governments, and to realize a 365 living zone by concentrating investments according to the development direction independently established by the region, improving accessibility to basic living services such as health, welfare, medical care, and education in rural areas.

The 365 living zone includes basic living services such as health and childcare within 30 minutes, complex services such as culture, leisure, and education within 60 minutes, and emergency services within 5 minutes.

Previously, the county started a planning service in July last year, securing GIS analysis basic data such as living zones and accessibility to basic living services within Imsil-gun in advance and suggested a development direction.

Through the Rural Agreement business contract between the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Imsil-gun (July 2021), a total project cost of 38.2 billion KRW, including 26.6 billion KRW from the Balanced National Development Fund, will be supported for five years from this year to 2025.

As a detailed project, the county will promote the activation project of the rural central area in Imsil-eup within the living zone and the basic living base creation projects in Haunam, Sindeok, and Deokchi-myeon to improve living services centered on base myeon (townships).

Project funds will be provided to improve the residential environment and inconvenience in public transportation use for residents in vulnerable rural and fishing areas through projects such as rural vulnerable area living condition renovation, rural transportation models, and strengthening city and county capabilities.

Governor Sim Min said, “A region-led customized rural policy is necessary, and public-private cooperation is important to effectively promote it,” adding, “We will comprehensively review and analyze the local government rural policy promotion system to successfully promote the Rural Agreement Project.”