Jangheung-gun Wins Excellence Award at Jeollanam-do Eco-friendly Agriculture Awards

Incentive Effects Including 100% Support for Agricultural Materials and Subsidies for Farm Machinery

Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, received the 'Excellence Award' in the local government category at the '2022 Jeollanam-do Eco-friendly Agriculture Evaluation.'

According to the county on the 16th, following the grand prize in 2018 and the excellence award in 2020, this year it received the excellence award again, solidifying its position as a hub for eco-friendly agriculture in the province.

Jangheung-gun received the 'Excellence Award' in the local government category at the Jeollanam-do Eco-friendly Agriculture Evaluation.
[Photo by Jangheung-gun]

Jangheung-gun has selected eco-friendly agriculture as a key task to foster agriculture as a life industry and is promoting eco-friendly agricultural policies focusing on organic farming from pesticide-free farming.

As a result, out of the 2,320 hectares of certified area last year, 1,939 hectares were certified organic, achieving organic certification for 84% of the total agricultural area.

To expand eco-friendly agriculture, the county provides 100% support for major agricultural materials to eco-friendly farms and offers incentives when selecting subsidy project operators such as agricultural machinery.

Efforts are also being made to expand the eco-friendly certification area by minimizing the cancellation of certification areas through safety management reinforcement education and other measures.

County Governor Kim Seong said, “We will actively foster eco-friendly agriculture to provide safe food to consumers and promote sustainable agricultural development,” adding, “In particular, we will strive to enhance the eco-friendly regional image through the practice of eco-friendly agriculture in all areas of Uchi-myeon.”

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