Gyeonggi-do to Provide Pregnant Women with Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products Worth 480,000 Won This Year

Eco-friendly Agricultural Produce Package for Pregnant Women

Gyeonggi Province will accept applications for eco-friendly agricultural products support for pregnant women from the 1st to the 29th of next month.

Applicants must reside in one of the 31 cities and counties within the province and be either currently pregnant or have given birth since January 1, 2023, as of the application date.

Selected pregnant women will receive eco-friendly agricultural products worth a total of 480,000 KRW, paying a 20% co-payment, with support provided 1 to 4 times per month per person.

Considering this year's increase in grocery prices, Gyeonggi Province has raised the purchase limit per transaction to 120,000 KRW.

Pregnant women wishing to apply can do so online at Ecoemall (www.ecoemall.com) or visit their local Eup, Myeon, or Dong community service center with supporting documents such as a birth certificate or pregnancy confirmation.

If the number of applicants exceeds the quota, 30,000 recipients will be selected by lottery. In cases of disqualification or withdrawal, unselected candidates from the reserve list will be prioritized.

Gong Jeong-sik, Director of the Gyeonggi Province Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Life Sciences, stated, "This program supplies eco-friendly agricultural products to pregnant women and new mothers to promote the health of future generations through safe food, and significantly contributes to increasing farmers' income by securing sales channels for eco-friendly agricultural producers in the province. Therefore, we plan to continue expanding this program."

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