Taean County Selected for Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Agricultural Product Distribution Center Support Project

Secured Over 2.7 Billion Won in Project Funds... Plans to Install Garlic Automation Equipment Next Year
Enhancing the Value of Local Agricultural Products Through High-Quality Production and Distribution Activation

Aerial view of the Agricultural Products Distribution Center in Taean-gun, Chungnam. /Taean-gun

Taean County, Chungnam Province, announced on the 19th that it has been finally selected for the "2025 Agricultural Products Distribution Center Support Project," organized by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

The total project budget is 2.768 billion KRW, including 1.384 billion KRW from the national government and 692 million KRW from the provincial government. The county plans to begin basic and detailed design at the beginning of next year, followed by equipment installation and facility renovation.

The Taean Agricultural Products Distribution Center, located in Songam-ri, Taean-eup, is a distribution support facility. The county recognized the urgent need to expand the center to enhance the value of its strategic local products?garlic, onion, wild chive (dallae), and shepherd's purse (naengi)?and submitted an application for the project in July.

From April to June, the county conducted basic planning and research, and in August, County Governor Gasero visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to emphasize the necessity of the project. These proactive efforts resulted in high evaluations for the project's effectiveness and operational plan.

Next year, the county plans to install automated peeled garlic and minced garlic processing equipment and renovate the cold storage facilities at the Taean Agricultural Products Distribution Management Center. As the current manual production and insufficient storage capacity have posed challenges, the completion of this project is expected to greatly contribute to the production of high-quality agricultural products.

Governor Gasero stated, "Through marketing and facility improvements for our strategic products, we will bring about a major innovation in local food distribution and processing," and added, "With this project selection, we will do our utmost to increase farmers' income and enhance the value of local agricultural products."

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