Yongin City to Expand Livestock Odor Reduction Facilities in Wonsam and Baegam Areas

Selected for Ministry of Agriculture Livestock Odor Improvement Contest
Secured 240 million KRW in national and provincial funds, 400 million KRW in low-interest loans

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Sang-il Lee) will expand odor reduction facilities for livestock farms concentrated in Wonsam and Baekam-myeon, Cheoin-gu, where 80% of the city's livestock farms are located.

The city announced on the 13th that the livestock odor reduction plan for this area was recently selected as the final winner of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' '2024 Livestock Odor Improvement Contest' project.

With this selection, the city explained that it secured 160 million KRW in national funds, 80 million KRW in provincial funds, and 400 million KRW in low-interest loans at an annual rate of 2%.

The city will additionally invest 80 million KRW of municipal funds to install odor reduction facilities at 15 livestock farms in Wonsam and Baekam-myeon next year. To this end, it plans to select farms requiring odor reduction through a manure treatment status survey and consulting within this year.

Selected farms will receive support for installing odor reduction facilities and expanding livestock manure purification treatment facilities. The city will cover 40% of the total project cost and provide low-interest loans for 50%. The loan terms are an annual interest rate of 2.0%, with a 3-year grace period followed by 7 years of equal principal and interest repayments. Farms must bear 10% of the facility installation costs.

A city official said, “As the number of people returning to farming and rural areas increases and country houses are built, complaints about odors have been steadily rising, so we promoted this contest to find a solution,” adding, “We will do our best to coexist with citizens and create a sustainable livestock environment.”

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