Jeongeup-si Recruiting 'Return-to-Farming and Rural Migration School Students'

The Jeongeup Agricultural Technology Center and the Jeongeup Return-to-Farming and Rural Support Center (Chairman Heo Sam-gwon) are recruiting students for the second half of 2023 Return-to-Farming and Rural School.

The Return-to-Farming and Rural School is operated once or twice a year to provide systematic agricultural education and support successful settlement for prospective returnees preparing to return to farming and beginner farmers. To date, a total of 510 returnees have graduated from the program.

Jeongeup Agricultural Technology Center and Jeongeup City Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Support Center (Chairman Heo Sam-gwon) are recruiting students for the Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village School.
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Eligible applicants are prospective or recent returnees to farming and rural areas under the age of 65, or those who have returned to farming within the last five years. Applicants must submit an application form along with required documents such as resident registration certificates by 6 p.m. on the 15th.

The education period runs for 13 days from the 11th to the 25th of next month and will be conducted as a residential program on weekdays and Saturdays.

Students who complete all courses, including basic theory education and field training, will be issued a certificate of completion recognizing 100 hours.

A representative from the Return-to-Farming and Rural Support Center stated, “We will contribute to the stable settlement of urban residents wishing to return to farming and rural areas by providing understanding of Jeongeup city and offering consultations and information on various support projects.”

They added, “We will continue to seek alternatives to revitalize rural areas by spreading positive awareness of the new values and growth potential of agriculture and rural communities.”

For more details, please contact the Jeongeup Return-to-Farming and Rural Support Center.

Jeongeup = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Jae-gil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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