Naju City Accepts Applications for 'Agricultural Policy Projects' Until January 7 Next Year

Published 06 Dec.2021 15:46(KST)

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Naju City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Kang In-gyu) announced on the 6th that it is accepting applications for next year's agricultural sector self-policy project support recipients until January 7th next year to increase farmers' income and promote management stability.

The project areas include 5 agricultural policy projects such as resident income loan support projects and support projects for installing small-scale low-temperature storage facilities for agricultural products (ranging from 9.9 to 33㎡), 10 projects in food distribution and horticulture/special crops, 7 projects in rural development, 11 projects in technology dissemination, and 7 projects in livestock, totaling 40 projects.

The project budget is approximately 6.4 billion KRW in subsidies and loans, which may be partially adjusted depending on the budget review.

Applicants must be farmers, agricultural corporations, or producer organizations who have planned project sites located within Naju City and are registered residents under the Resident Registration Act, meeting the relevant laws and project implementation guidelines.

Those interested can visit the administrative welfare centers in the towns, townships, or neighborhoods where the project site is located and fill out and submit the project application form by January 7th next year.

The city is encouraging project applications through various promotional activities such as posting banners, distributing village-level public notices and application guides, and administrative simultaneous broadcasts.

Applications will be reviewed by the Naju City Agricultural, Rural, and Food Industry Policy Deliberation Committee by January 25th next year, and after selecting project recipients, the projects will be fully launched from February next year.

Mayor Kang In-gyu said, “We will strive to promote publicity so that no farm is left out of the application for next year's agricultural self-policy projects aimed at building a solid agricultural economy,” adding, “We will implement agricultural policies that can practically help farmers who are experiencing difficulties in agricultural production, distribution, and securing sales channels due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic to create stable income and improve their quality of life.”