Chungnam Supports Young Agricultural Entrepreneurs Graduating from Agricultural High Schools with 15 Million KRW over 3 Years

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province will provide 15 million KRW over three years to young agricultural entrepreneurs who graduated from local agricultural high schools.

The province announced on the 25th that it will implement this support project to lay the foundation for young farmers' agricultural startups.

The target beneficiaries are young agricultural entrepreneurs who reside in the region and graduated from an agricultural high school within the last 10 years. This year, a total of 20 individuals will be selected and supported with 5 million KRW annually for three years.

The support funds can be used for operating expenses such as purchasing materials and consumables necessary for agricultural startups.

Applications can be submitted by preparing the application form and other documents and either visiting the agricultural department of the city or county office with jurisdiction over the applicant's residence or sending them by registered mail by the 7th of next month.

The province will finalize the selection of recipients after the first project review and the second local subsidy review committee evaluation, and plans to start disbursing the support funds from May.

For more detailed information about the project, please refer to the announcement posted on the province's website under the notice and announcement board.

A provincial official said, “We hope for active interest and participation from graduates of agricultural high schools in the province,” and added, “The province will do its best to support young farmers in settling into farming.”

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