Hamyang-gun Opens Applications for Next Year's Forest Income Contest Project

60% Support for Total Project Cost

Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is accepting applications for the 2024 Forest Income Public Contest Project implemented by the Korea Forest Service until June 23, aiming to promote more efficient forestry management by scaling up and modernizing the infrastructure necessary for the cultivation and production of short-term income forest products.

The Forest Income Public Contest Project supports total project costs ranging from 100 million KRW to 700 million KRW, including self-funding, and if selected as a project operator, 60% of the total project cost will be supported.

Gyeongnam Hamyang County Office.

Regarding the eligible projects, the Forest Crop Production Complex Creation Project supports infrastructure necessary for the production of short-term income forest products, while the Forest Complex Management Complex Creation Project comprehensively supports production infrastructure needed for short-term income forest products, including forest tending.

Applications are open to forestry successors, independent foresters, new knowledge foresters, and producer groups with at least two years of experience in cultivating forest products as of the application date.

Applicants must verify their eligibility and requirements according to the guidelines for each project before applying, and application forms and related supporting documents should be submitted to the Forest Ginseng Anti-Aging Department.

For information related to the public contest project, refer to the announcement section on the Korea Forest Service website or the government news section on the Hamyang-gun website. For more detailed inquiries, contact the Forest Ginseng Anti-Aging Department of Hamyang-gun.

A county official stated, “We hope that many competitive and excellent forestry successors, independent foresters, and producer groups participate to contribute to enhancing forestry competitiveness and increasing forestry income.”

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