Jangseong County Ranks First in Comprehensive Evaluation of Return-to-Farming and Fishing Villages

Jangseong County has been selected as the top local government in this year's comprehensive evaluation of rural return and settlement policies conducted by South Jeolla Province.

According to Jangseong County on the 19th, this evaluation was carried out for 21 cities and counties in South Jeolla, based on 13 indicators across 10 categories related to the overall management of attracting and supporting returnees to farming and fishing villages, including performance in attracting new residents, startup loan achievements for returnees, and initiatives to promote harmony with local residents.

As a result, Jangseong County received high marks for its efforts in revitalizing outstanding startups for returnees, the creation of community villages, and participation and achievements in agricultural startup and housing purchase support projects. The county was also praised for its contributions to increasing the population of returnees through support for agricultural settlement, operation of returnee schools, and selection for the stay-type support center project for rural returnees.

Exterior view of Jangseong County Office.

The Stay-type Support Center for Rural Returnees is an agricultural complex educational facility where prospective returnees can stay and receive agricultural training and hands-on crop cultivation practice. The center will be built on an 8,360 square meter site in Dalseong-ri, Buk-myeon, with a total investment of 5 billion won including provincial funds, and construction will begin in the middle of next year.

In addition, the county has promoted support for establishing initial agricultural infrastructure, consumable material support, housing repair subsidies, opportunities for field training, and revitalization of outstanding startups for entry into the sixth industrial sector.

Next year, the county will focus on supporting agricultural startups for returnees, housing purchase and settlement support, operation of returnee schools, and management of the support center for rural returnees.

Kim Hanjong, the county governor, said, "We will continue to provide generous support so that urban residents wishing to return to farming and early-stage returnees can successfully settle in Jangseong."

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