Jeongeup-si Wins Award for Excellence in 'Young Farmers and Returnees Startup Expo'

[Jeongeup=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Jeongeup City in Jeonbuk announced on the 25th that it received the Excellent Local Government Award at the '2022 Returning to Farming and Rural Youth Startup Expo' held at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul from the 22nd to the 24th.

During the expo, the city introduced Jeongeup's unique regional strengths and provided comprehensive information necessary for settling in farming and rural areas to urban participants hoping to return to farming and rural life.

In particular, to attract young urban residents, the city actively operated consultation booths for returning to farming and rural life, offering realistic counseling on Jeongeup's support policies, preparation processes for returning to farming and rural life, and successful cases of rural settlement.

Additionally, by promoting major agricultural specialties and tourist resources, the city provided customized information to prospective returnees, capturing the attention of visitors.

The city is also promoting various support projects for returning to farming and rural life, including agricultural startup fund loans, farming settlement support, farm house repair cost support, rural living experiences, local artist operations, village welcome events, mentor-mentee consulting, and village-level visiting integration education.

Through the Returning to Farming and Rural Life Support Center, the city operates a returning to farming and rural life school and a residential family practice farm, providing a one-stop service to help prospective returnees quickly adapt to rural life.

As a result, last year, Jeongeup was selected as the best local government in the returning to farming and rural life category at the Korea Returning to Farming and Rural Happiness Expo, and ranked '1st in Jeonbuk' and '2nd nationwide' in the performance evaluation of returning to farming and rural life attraction support projects, rapidly emerging as the top destination for returning to farming and rural life.

A city official said, "Building on this award, we will focus administrative efforts on actively promoting Jeongeup City, the optimal place for returning to farming and rural life, starting with the residential family practice farm operated from this year, so that many urban residents will visit."

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

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