Jeongeup-si Selected for 'Agricultural Food Voucher Pilot Project'... Secures 1.237 Billion KRW

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City, Jeonbuk Province, has been selected for the '2022 Agricultural and Food Voucher Pilot Project' organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, securing 1.237 billion KRW in national funding.

According to the city on the 17th, this agricultural and food voucher pilot project has been implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs since 2020 to provide safe and healthy food supply and improve dietary habits for economically vulnerable groups.

It also aims to alleviate nutritional imbalances between social classes, increase farm income through promoting consumption of local agricultural and livestock products, and revitalize the local economy.

With the selection in this public contest, the city plans to conduct the pilot project linked with the food plan for seven months from March to September.

The participants are vulnerable groups such as basic livelihood security recipients and near-poverty groups living in the region with household incomes below 50% of the median income, with about 7,700 households expected to benefit.

Eligible households will be provided with voucher cards in the form of electronic cards that can be used to purchase agricultural and food products.

Support varies by household size: 40,000 KRW per month for single-person households, 57,000 KRW for two-person households, 69,000 KRW for three-person households, and 80,000 KRW for four-person households.

Purchasable items are limited to fresh fruits, vegetables, white milk, eggs, meat, grains, and honey, and the cards can be used at local food direct stores and Nonghyup Hanaro Mart within the region.

A city official said, "We expect this to greatly help resolve nutritional imbalances for food-vulnerable groups and provide stable income guarantees for local small and medium-sized farms," adding, "We will do our best to establish a virtuous cycle system within the region."

Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil gjg7070@asiae.co.kr

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