Goheung-gun Launches 'Visiting Return-to-Farming and Rural Settlement Briefing Sessions' to Attract Urban Residents

Providing Customized Information by Visiting Prospective Returning Farmers and Fishermen

Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced on the 29th that it held the “Visiting Goheung-gun Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Briefing Session” for prospective return-to-farming and return-to-village residents from the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas at the Jeonnam Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Support Center (Seoul aT Center).

Until now, briefing sessions were held mainly for the Jaegyeong Goheung-gun Hometown Association, but starting this year, the sessions have been expanded to target urban citizens.

[Photo by Goheung-gun]

This briefing session was planned to provide customized information to those wishing to return to farming and villages, reflecting the high interest of urban residents in return-to-farming and return-to-village, and to actively attract urban residents.

At the briefing session, major Goheung-gun support policies for return-to-farming and return-to-village were introduced, including ▲Operation of the Goheung Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Happiness School ▲Support for repair costs of farmhouses for returnees ▲Incentives for hope jobs for middle-aged people ▲Youth startup challenge project, and participant satisfaction was enhanced through one-on-one in-depth consultations.

According to a county official, Goheung-gun has held 15 “Visiting Return-to-Farming and Return-to-Village Briefing Sessions” this year, and various attraction activities, including participation in return-to-farming and return-to-village fairs, rural cultural experience fam tours, and the “Living in Goheung” program, are continuously being carried out.

Meanwhile, Goheung-gun was finally selected for the 2024 Jeonnam-type Ten-Thousand-Won Housing Contest Project, securing 15 billion KRW, and plans to build more than 500 apartments by 2026 to provide housing for youth and newlyweds.

Goheung = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr

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