A Second Life, How About Gyeongbuk?… Gyeongbuk Province Participates in Youth Return-to-Farming and Rural Startup Expo

'Optimal' Promotion at Seoul aT Center from 21st to 23rd

Gyeongbuk Province and 17 Cities and Counties Unveil Attraction Strategies

Which region ranks first in returning to farming and rural living?

Over the past decade, Gyeongbuk has topped the cumulative number of households returning to farming and rural areas. Except for narrowly losing the top spot to Jeonnam in 2020, Gyeongbuk has recorded the highest number of returning households every year.

From the 21st, Gyeongbuk Province will participate in the '2023 Returning to Farming and Rural Living Youth Startup Hometown Love Expo' held for three days at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul.

At this expo, there will be one-on-one face-to-face consultations on local government support policies for returning to farming and rural living, along with a regional information center providing promotions of local specialties and regional information.

Additionally, the expo will feature a Youth Startup Hall introducing youth startup farmer support programs, a K-Agricultural Science Hall promoting K-agriculture science and healing agriculture, and a 4th Industrial Revolution Experience Zone where visitors can experience 4th industrial revolution technologies and smart farms, among various other side events.

Status of Returning Farming Households by Province.

Gyeongbuk Province plans to provide the latest agricultural trends to young adults hoping to return to farming and rural living in line with the smart farm era at this expo.

They will actively promote Gyeongbuk’s unique appeal as the optimal place for returning to farming by showcasing local government support policies for returning and youth startup farming, demand-centered education, and various high-income crops.

Kim Ju-ryeong, Director of the Agriculture, Livestock, and Distribution Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, emphasized, “Gyeongbuk has many leading farms that can assist with various high-income crops and farming technologies, and it receives great responses from urban residents hoping to return to farming through step-by-step policies and demand-centered customized education.”

Director Kim stated, “Through this expo, we will do our best to actively promote the charm of Gyeongbuk so that the rural economy, which has been stagnant, can be revitalized through population inflow and job creation.”

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