Gurye-gun Promotes Dissemination of New Technologies in Agro-Food Processing Sector

Pilot Project for Rice Syrup Production Using Medicinal Food Ingredients

[Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok] On the 18th, Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will promote a pilot project for rice syrup using medicinal ingredients and a support project for the inheritance of traditional food culture to support income activities utilizing rural resources.

The rice syrup manufacturing pilot project using medicinal ingredients is a project that supports manufacturing facilities and equipment to develop and commercialize functional syrup using domestically produced Astragalus, Baeksuo, Rehmannia, etc., with a budget of 70 million KRW.

Applicants must be agricultural cooperatives or agricultural corporations equipped with basic processing facilities.

The support project for local food and traditional food culture inheritance activities for the development of Korean cuisine is a project that supports the establishment of education centers and educational programs for the inheritance of traditional food culture, with a budget of 50 million KRW.

Applicants must be farms or agricultural corporations capable of operating dietary education.

The application period is until the 4th of next month.

Kim Sunho, the head of Gurye-gun, stated, "We will continue to promote the dissemination project of new agricultural food processing technologies applying new technologies that match changes in food consumption patterns to expand the use of local agricultural products and increase added value."

For detailed consultation about the project, please contact the Life Resources Team at the Agricultural Technology Center.

Gurye=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yuk Miseok kun5783@asiae.co.kr

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