Shinan-gun Receives 'Excellence Award' for Recognizing Success in Attracting Return-to-Farming at Hometown Love Expo

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) received the ‘Excellent Local Government Award’ in recognition of its achievements in attracting return-to-farming and return-to-village residents at the ‘2023 A Farm Show 창농·귀농 Hometown Love Expo’ held at the Seoul AT Center from the 1st to the 3rd.

Received the 'Excellence Local Government Award' at the 2023 A Farm Show 창농·귀농 Hometown Love Expo. [Photo by Sinan-gun]

According to the county on the 4th, the expo held at the Seoul AT Center was organized to provide urban residents with consultations on returning to farming, support procedures, and information on returning to farming and villages, as well as to promote these opportunities.

Shinan-gun actively operated consultation services on-site regarding booth operations and promotion of return-to-farming and return-to-village support policies, providing customized information services to urban residents and greatly contributing to the spread of return-to-farming and return-to-village movements.

In particular, various support policies are being implemented to help returnees settle down through projects such as the Return-to-Farming Agricultural Startup Fund Loan Support Project, Returnee Farming Settlement Support Project, and Local Integration Support Project.

Additionally, the Renewable Energy Development Profit Sharing System is fostering a positive perception of returning to villages among many urban residents, establishing itself as a factor in population growth due to the attraction of urban residents.

A county official stated, “Building on this award, we plan to continuously develop more diverse policies for urban residents returning to farming and villages to overcome population decline and the risk of regional extinction, doing our best to contribute to rural vitality and the local economy.”

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