Namwon-si, Establishment of Rental-Type Smart Farm Complex to Attract Youth

Namwon-si, Jeonbuk, is challenging the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs’ ‘2024~2025 Regional Specialized Rental Smart Farm Contest Project’ (total project budget of 20 billion KRW) to provide agricultural management opportunities at reasonable rental fees to young farmers who find it difficult to start smart farming due to high initial investment costs, aiming to improve cultivation capabilities.

The city announced on the 17th that it is taking on the regional specialized rental smart farm project to attract young farmers who will lead innovative growth in agriculture and support rural settlement, planning to establish the project site in the Daesan-myeon area.

Namwon City is challenging the regional specialized rental-type smart farm contest project to support youth inflow and rural settlement.
[Photo by Namwon City]

Daesan-myeon is an ideal location for smart farm development as it can utilize waste heat from the municipal waste incineration facility, enabling the achievement of the government-level RE100 (100% renewable energy) goal. Previously, on the 10th and 13th, resident briefing sessions were held in Gamsung Village and Nosan Village in Daesan-myeon to secure land use consent from local residents as a preliminary step for land acquisition.

If finally selected in the contest this December, the site will include more than 5 hectares with infrastructure development, greenhouses, and energy facilities. Based on this, it is expected to expand into a large-scale smart agriculture complex linked to future projects such as young rural settlement initiatives and natural bio-material industries.

In particular, the expansion and dissemination of the smart farm complex will enable improvements in agricultural productivity, job creation, and ultimately the production and export of high-quality agricultural products.

Mayor Choi Kyung-sik stated, “We will devote ourselves to preparing for the selection of the ‘Namwon-si Regional Specialized Rental Smart Farm Contest Project’ by emphasizing Namwon-si’s unique strengths for the future industrialization of agriculture.” He added, “Through the selection of this contest project, we will actively respond to rural aging and population decline and create an opportunity for the city to emerge as a smart 6th industry agriculture hub.”

Namwon = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jeong Young-gwon baekok@asiae.co.kr

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