Goheung-gun Launches Monitoring for Returning Farmers and Fishermen Settlement

Published 20 Jun.2023 13:11(KST)

Addressing Difficulties and Inconveniences for Settling in Goheung

Gohung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced on the 20th that it is strengthening monitoring of return-to-farming, fishing, and rural migration residents who have relocated to Gohung.

The county plans to focus on monitoring from the preparation for returning to farming, through the relocation process, regional settlement, and community integration stages to prevent reverse migration and promote stable settlement by regularly identifying and actively resolving inconveniences and difficulties so that returnees can live as originally intended.

[Photo by Goheung-gun]

In addition, a dedicated telephone monitoring officer has been assigned, and 20 personnel including two fixed-term workers for counseling and farming and fishing settlement helpers in 16 towns and townships are utilized to continuously identify inconveniences and difficulties in housing, welfare, and relationships with village residents during the settlement process in Gohung.

The county has completed the first round of monitoring targeting about 2,400 return-to-farming, fishing, and rural migration residents so far, receiving 107 reports of inconveniences and difficulties such as improvements in children's education environment, guidance and provision of public jobs, and expansion of agricultural support projects like cold storage facilities.

For the inconveniences and difficulties reported through monitoring, related departments are assigned, and minor issues are immediately addressed through on-site verification and interviews with returnees, while mid- to long-term issues are continuously managed by seeking various solutions such as plan establishment, budget allocation, and policy reflection.

Governor Gong Young-min said, “While attracting return-to-farming, fishing, and rural migration residents is important, creating a stable environment where they can settle down in Gohung is paramount,” adding, “To prevent outflow, we will strengthen the population dam function by continuously monitoring returnees and devising various support measures.”

Meanwhile, Gohung-gun is implementing various population policies to support the stable settlement of return-to-farming, fishing, and rural migration residents, including support for farm house repair costs, the Youth Project “Live in Gohung for 3 Months and Settle,” support for housewarming events for returnees, and interest differential support for return-to-farming and fishing policy funds.