Goheung-gun, 2022 Return-to-Farming and Rural Happiness School Opens

Customized Education Program for Prospective Returning Farmers and Rural Migrants

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] On the 28th, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it has opened the Happy School for Returning to Farming and Rural Life to help urban residents preparing to return to farming and rural life, as well as those who have already relocated, gain a proper understanding and achieve stable initial settlement.

Since the opening of the Happy School for Returning to Farming and Rural Life, the first of its kind nationwide directly operated by a local government in September 2019, 309 people have completed the education over 10 sessions until last year. In November last year, the first Fishery School was also operated, receiving great response from prospective fishery returnees.

The 11th session of the education will be held over five days from March 28 to April 1, targeting 30 trainees from inside and outside the region. It will be composed and operated as a customized education program (theory and experience) to help prepare for and settle into returning to farming and rural life, inviting professional instructors and leading farms.

According to Goheung-gun, since establishing the Population Policy Division, the first among local governments nationwide in 2018, and promoting various support policies related to returning to farming, fishing, and rural life using the 10 billion KRW Nae Sarang Goheung Fund, the population inflow has reached approximately 5,600 during the 7th elected administration. Remarkable achievements have been made annually in various fields of returning to farming, fishing, and rural life, firmly establishing Goheung-gun as the number one place for returning to farming and rural life. It was also stated that returning to farming, fishing, and rural life in Goheung-gun plays a significant role in population increase.

A county official said, “We hope this education will be a valuable opportunity to reduce trial and error when starting the second chapter of life in Goheung. We will continue to develop diverse and substantial education programs to attract urban residents’ interest in returning to farming and rural life, and strive to enable even more urban residents to build a happy nest in our Goheung.”

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

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