Goheung-gun Participates in Fishing and Farming Migration Expo at Seoul aT Center

All-Out Promotion to Attract Urban Residents Wishing to Move to Rural Areas

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] Jeonnam Goheung-gun (Governor Song Gwi-geun) participated in the 2022 Return-to-Fishing and Return-to-Farming Expo held at the Seoul aT Center for three days from June 10 to 12.

This expo was co-hosted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Korea Fisheries Infrastructure Public Corporation (Return-to-Fishing and Return-to-Farming Comprehensive Center), with participation from local governments, companies, and institutions nationwide.

Through the Youth Return-to-Fishing and Return-to-Farming Forum, expert lectures, and metaverse busking, success stories and support policy projects for return-to-fishing and return-to-farming were simultaneously broadcast online and offline under the slogan “Youth Fishing Village Vitality Sea.”

The county operated a consultation booth for urban residents interested in returning to fishing and farming, providing customized counseling for those wishing to return.

They are creating a Goheung fund of 10 billion KRW under the slogan “Goheung, the No.1 place for youth returning to farming and fishing,” supporting startup loans for return-to-fishing and return-to-farming, rural living experiences, and more.

Additionally, differentiated youth policies such as business succession support, settlement incentives for returning young couples, housing repair costs, and rental fees for farmland for aspiring young farmers were promoted along with local specialties, and sales of seafood carefully produced by returnees at production sites were conducted.

Goheung-gun sold Goheung Clean King Prawns (Goheung Fisheries) in real-time through the shopping live broadcast of the Return-to-Fishing and Return-to-Farming Expo, and linked with the expo to provide on-site tours and weekend education credits for participants in return-to-fishing and return-to-farming consultations.

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

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