Seongdong-gu Supports Eco-friendly Agricultural Product Packages for Pregnant Women

Support of Eco-friendly Agricultural Product Packages Worth 480,000 KRW Per Pregnant Woman Since January 1, 2022
Applications Accepted from the 11th This Month at the 'Pregnant Women Eco-friendly Agricultural Products Shopping Mall' with a Lottery System

Seongdong-gu, Seoul (Mayor Jung Won-oh) will provide eco-friendly agricultural product packages worth 480,000 KRW annually to 180 pregnant women who became pregnant or gave birth after January 1, 2022.

The eco-friendly agricultural product package support project for pregnant women, which has been promoted as a pilot project since 2020, will be fully funded by the district this year due to the discontinuation of national and city government budget support.

The support target is pregnant women who gave birth or became pregnant after January 1, 2022, and currently reside in Seongdong-gu as of the application date. However, participants in the Nutrition Plus project and those who participated in this project in 2022 are excluded.

Applications can be submitted online through the eco-friendly agricultural product shopping mall, Ecoimall, until September 26. Detailed information can be found on the Seongdong-gu Office website. Disabled persons and foreigners who have difficulty applying online can visit the district office to apply. If the number of applicants exceeds the support capacity, a lottery will be held, and the final selected applicants will be announced on October 11.

Applicants must attach a resident registration certificate and proof of pregnancy or childbirth. However, those who possess a mobile phone registered in their name with a pregnant woman voucher card can apply without submitting additional documents.

Selected pregnant women can purchase eco-friendly agricultural products worth a total of 480,000 KRW through the online shopping mall, of which 20%, totaling 96,000 KRW, must be paid by the applicant.

The agricultural products include eco-friendly certified ▲organic livestock and aquatic products ▲pesticide-free agricultural products ▲organic processed foods ▲pesticide-free raw material processed foods, and can be delivered to the desired location.

Jung Won-oh, Mayor of Seongdong-gu, said, “Seongdong-gu, which ranked first alone in the total fertility rate among Seoul’s autonomous districts in 2022, supports various projects to make the city a good place to raise children. This year, we will continue the eco-friendly agricultural product package project for pregnant women to promote their health and stimulate the local economy by encouraging the consumption of eco-friendly agricultural products.”

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