Goheung-gun Secures Over 17 Billion KRW in Bids for Agricultural Food Manufacturing and Processing Facilities

Strengthening Domestic and International Competitiveness through Record-Breaking Acquisition of Agricultural and Food Infrastructure

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwi-geun) announced that from 2019 to 2021, it attracted a record high of about 17 billion KRW in public contest projects, including central government ministries (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of SMEs and Startups) and Jeollanam-do national and provincial funds (6.2 billion KRW), to build infrastructure for agricultural food manufacturing and processing facilities.

The county is further strengthening its internal and external competitiveness by establishing infrastructure for local agricultural food manufacturing and processing companies (individuals, farming corporations, agricultural cooperatives), and the agricultural food manufacturing and processing facilities are promoting primary, secondary, and tertiary complex industrialization based on various resources from local rural areas, as well as revitalizing startups and corporate attraction.

The secured amounts from public contest projects were 4.255 billion KRW in 5 fields in 2019, 10.624 billion KRW in 7 fields in 2020, and 2.544 billion KRW in 4 fields in 2021. The food infrastructure construction project budget secured about 17 billion KRW across 7 fields, including traditional food industrialization, high-quality rice distribution activation, and food functionality evaluation, contributing to practical income generation.

Agricultural products produced in Goheung have competitiveness in comparison with products from other regions and export markets. The county plans to focus all administrative efforts on expanding production and processing infrastructure support projects to offset production costs such as raw material procurement, quality, and price through competitiveness with large corporations in the metropolitan area, thereby leading to income generation and revitalization of the local economy.

An official from the county stated, "Going forward, to strengthen the processing and distribution competitiveness of local agricultural specialties, we plan to provide multifaceted support for customized agricultural food manufacturing and processing infrastructure facility support by understanding consumer trends together with producers, farming corporations, and agricultural cooperatives, and through on-site consulting of online and offline distribution channels to address difficulties."

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo sevenshim@asiae.co.kr

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