Hampyeong-gun and Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Promote Win-Win Development of Agriculture and Rural Areas through Rural Agreement

Secured 31 Billion Won in National Funds and 26.1 Billion Won in Local Funds Over 5 Years

Hampyeong-gun and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs have joined hands for the mutual development of agriculture and rural areas.

According to the county on the 27th, Hampyeong-gun signed a Rural Agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on the 26th at the Sejong Convention Center in Sejong City.

The signing ceremony was attended by Jeong Hwang-geun, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Lee Sang-ik, Mayor of Hampyeong-gun, and over 150 people including mayors and county heads from 21 local governments.

According to the agreement, Hampyeong-gun will receive 31 billion KRW in national funds from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs over the next five years (2023?2027) to focus on various rural agreement projects.

To revitalize the community, the county plans to establish facilities such as the Flower Cluster Care Center through the Haebomyeon Rural Hub Revitalization Project, and also implement the Basic Living Base Development Project and the Vulnerable Area Living Conditions Improvement Project.

If the projects proceed smoothly, it is expected to contribute to expanding living SOC and revitalizing the rural economy, thereby creating a sustainable foundation for agriculture and rural settlement.

Mayor Lee Sang-ik said, “The Rural Agreement will be an important turning point that can change the poor rural environment,” adding, “We will do our best to make Hampyeong a place where everyone wants to live and where anyone wants to stay.”

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