Gyeongnam Province and NongHyup Central Association Sign Business Agreement to Boost Rural Vitality

Achieving the Goal of a "Vibrant Rural Community, Happy Farmers"

Gyeongnam Province and the Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters of the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation signed a business agreement on the 5th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the 5th, Gyeongnam Province signed a business agreement with the Nonghyup Central Association Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters to realize a "Vibrant Rural Area, Happy Farmers."

This agreement was prepared to achieve the results of "Pleasant Environment, Abundant Agricultural and Fishing Villages," one of the four major policy goals of the 8th elected administration, and through this agreement, organic agricultural policy cooperation between Gyeongnam Province and the Nonghyup Central Association Gyeongnam Regional Headquarters is expected to be strengthened.

The signing ceremony was attended by Governor Park Wan-su, Nonghyup Central Association Chairman Lee Seong-hee, Financial Holding Chairman Son Byung-hwan, heads of Nonghyup regional headquarters in Gyeongnam, Busan, and Ulsan, and cooperative heads.

The province and Nonghyup agreed to join forces on ▲ Establishing a 365-day rural labor support system ▲ Supporting the development of young and female farmers ▲ Enhancing agricultural competitiveness through smart agriculture ▲ Promoting income stability for farming households by stabilizing agricultural product supply and demand and strengthening disaster prevention ▲ Expanding exports of Gyeongnam's agricultural and livestock products and innovating distribution ▲ Building a mutual cooperation system for the successful settlement of the Hometown Love Donation System.

Gyeongnam Province stated that the 8th elected administration focuses on resolving population decline, economic stagnation, and regional imbalance, prioritizing economic recovery and job creation.

Among these, to respond to the aging and population decline in agriculture and rural areas, plans include establishing a labor support system, increasing farmers' income, supporting young farmers, and promoting new growth industries in agricultural products.

On this day, Chairman Lee Seong-hee of the Central Association delivered rice produced in Gyeongnam and Nonghyup kimchi worth 55 million KRW to Gyeongnam Province to support vulnerable groups in the province.

The items will be distributed to facilities for vulnerable groups through the Gyeongnam Social Welfare Council.

Governor Park said, "I express my gratitude to Nonghyup, which always works together so that farmers can find hope along with the development of agriculture and rural areas," and added, "We will do our best to inject new vitality into agriculture and rural areas and implement various support policies tailored to farmers' perspectives."

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