Jindo-gun's 'Living in the Countryside' Program Receives Great Response

Various Rural Life Experiences... Elicit Positive Responses from Participants

Jindo County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Hee-su) is operating the ‘Living in the Countryside’ program, which is receiving high praise from participants.

According to the county on the 11th, ‘Living in the Countryside’ is a program designed for prospective returnees to farming and rural areas. It provides urban residents who wish to return to farming or rural living with opportunities to live in the countryside, experience jobs and rural life, and engage in exchange and communication with local residents to help ensure successful settlement.

Participants in the program can live in the county for three months and experience various aspects of rural life, including agricultural job training and visits to advanced farms.

We operate a program for prospective return-to-farm and return-to-village individuals to experience living in rural areas.
[Photo by Jindo-gun]

They are also given opportunities to visit local tourist attractions such as Sebang Sunset and Unlim Sanbang and experience the culture, allowing them to learn about the diverse regional culture of the county.

A total of nine participants are taking part in the program at the Gil-eun Purumi Experience Center in Jisan-myeon until the end of next month, receiving free accommodation and a monthly training allowance of 300,000 KRW.

A participant from Daejeon said, “One of the reasons I decided to return to farming in Jindo after participating in the Living in the Countryside program is the beautifully preserved natural environment,” adding, “Also, the agricultural experience through communication with local residents before returning to farming was a great help.”

Governor Kim Hee-su stated, “To reduce trial and error in returning to farming and rural living, thorough preparation and effort are necessary,” and added, “We will develop various programs to help stable settlement in rural areas and provide unwavering support for returnees to farming and rural living.”

Meanwhile, Jindo County hopes that through the ‘Living in the Countryside’ program, interested participants will gain diverse rural life experiences and be encouraged to settle in Jindo County, an optimal location for returning to farming and rural living, after the program ends, contributing to the increase of the rural population.

Jindo = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Seung-geun just8440@asiae.co.kr

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