Naju Geuman Village Confirmed for Ministry of Agriculture's 'Rural Space Maintenance' Contest

Demolition of Pigsty in Geuman Village, Noan-myeon, One of Honam's 3 Famous Villages, Creation of Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Development Complex

Secured 15 Billion KRW in National and Provincial Funding

[Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong] Geuman Village in Noan-myeon has been finally selected as the target site for the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ ‘2022 Rural Space Maintenance’ contest project, securing approximately 15 billion KRW in national and provincial funds for Naju City, Jeollanam-do.

According to Naju City on the 21st, the ‘Rural Space Maintenance Project’ is a project led by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs aimed at improving rural space regeneration and residential environment by organizing elements of indiscriminate development such as livestock barns in rural villages and creating spaces utilizing the organized areas.

With this contest project selection, the long-cherished wish of the residents of Geuman Village in Noan, known as one of the three famous villages in Honam, to demolish large-scale pigsties will be realized.

The city selected the area around the Geuman Village pigsties as the project site through collecting opinions from residents and stakeholders, identifying the current status of harmful elements, and interviewing parties involved in the project site, and has been making every effort to prepare for the contest project.

The Geuman Village Space Maintenance Project will invest a total of 23 billion KRW over five years until 2027 (11.5 billion KRW from national funds, 3.45 billion KRW from provincial funds, and 8.05 billion KRW from city funds).

Two large-scale pigsties located at the village entrance, which have caused odor problems, will be demolished, and in this space, a ‘Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Nurturing Complex’ will be created, aiming to attract returnees to farming and rural areas, including rental housing, a cooperative coexistence house, communal gardens, smart greenhouses, and a coexistence park.

Additionally, a village access road approximately 900 meters long and 5 meters wide, closely related to residents’ safety, small stream maintenance, resident capacity-building workshops, and consulting will also be promoted together.

Yoon Byung-tae, mayor of Naju City, said, “I feel great reward to deliver good news to residents who have suffered inconvenience and damage from pigsty odors for a long time,” adding, “We will create Geuman Village, one of the three famous villages in Honam, where the living environment is regenerated into a pleasant environment by not only drastically improving the residential environment through the demolition of harmful facilities but also promoting the influx and settlement of returnees to farming and rural areas.”

Naju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yukbong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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