Sacheon-si Proves Healing Agriculture Effects... Expectation for New Farm Income Source Creation

Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam is conducting a healing agriculture program at a rural education farm.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sacheon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 23rd that the "Rural Development Administration Healing Agriculture Program" conducted at the Kong Jieun Educational Farm, a rural educational farm in the area, was successfully completed.

Kong Jieun Educational Farm was selected as a pilot farm for the healing agriculture program developed by the Rural Development Administration in August this year, and from October to November, it conducted a horticultural healing program once a week for eight sessions.

As a result of conducting the horticultural healing program for 15 directors of Sacheon City daycare centers, it was confirmed that depression and stress decreased while cognitive function and self-esteem increased.

Building on this, by introducing a comprehensive horticultural healing program beyond some of the developed healing programs, a foundation was established to increase farm income.

Healing agriculture refers to all agricultural activities provided to restore mental and physical health using agricultural materials and resources.

It is especially agricultural activity that heals not only work-related stress but also those who need medical and social assistance.

A city official said, "As a result of applying the healing agriculture program to farms for the first time this year, we confirmed the possibility of establishing it as a new source of income," adding, "We will continue to develop and apply healing agriculture programs tailored to each farm and target so that it can be a source of health for consumers and a new source of income for farms."

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