Damyang-gun Expands Support for Cold Storage of Agricultural Products...Farmers' Satisfaction at 'Highest' Level

Consideration for Small-scale Farmers, Eco-friendly Certified Farms, Returning Farmers and Rural Settlers, and Young Farmers Selection

Cold storage for agricultural products.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang-gun, Jeonnam Province, announced on the 16th that it is receiving great responses from farmers by promoting a support project for small-scale cold storage facilities for horticultural products such as fruit trees and vegetables.

Cold storage facilities for agricultural products are essential for storing horticultural products to maintain freshness after harvest and to control shipment volume, but the installation cost ranges from 5.3 to 6.3 million KRW, which is a significant burden for farmers.

Accordingly, the county has secured a total project budget of 330 million KRW and is supporting 50% of the installation cost for a total of 114 farms.

In particular, for small and micro farms, the size of the cold storage facility can be installed from a minimum of 6.6㎡ to 9.9㎡, and the support target has been expanded to include a minimum cultivation area of 1000㎡ for horticultural crops and 330㎡ for greenhouse facilities.

The county also gave additional points in the selection of support targets to small-scale farms, eco-friendly certified farms, return-to-farming or rural migrants, and young farmers, allowing various groups to receive support.

Currently, the support target farms have been finalized, with 78 farms completed and 36 farms under construction, and there are plans to secure additional budget in the second half of the year to provide further support.

Farmers wishing to apply for support can apply to the industrial department of the town or township office in the second half of the year.

A county official said, “Small-scale cold storage facilities for agricultural products are receiving great responses for increasing farmers' income by maintaining freshness and controlling shipment of horticultural products, so we will continue to expand installation support.”

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