Yeongam County Secures 5 Billion Won in National Funding for Rural Space Improvement Project from Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

The building of a construction waste processing company in Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Woo Seunghee) will be transformed into a smart agriculture testing site for young and middle-aged farmers and return-to-farmers.

According to the county on the 6th, the Seongsan and Icheon districts in Dopomyeon were selected on the 4th for the "2025 Rural Space Improvement Project" hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Construction Waste Disposal Company Plans Smart Agriculture Test Site. Provided by Yeongam County

The Rural Space Improvement Project is a system that supports the reorganization and relocation of poorly developed facilities that lower the quality of life, such as those causing odor, noise, and pollutant emissions, and utilizes the sites as community rest areas or living facilities. In this round of applications, 12 districts nationwide were selected, and in Jeollanam-do, only the Seongsan and Icheon districts of Yeongam-gun were chosen.

With this selection, Yeongam-gun will receive 5 billion KRW in funding from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs over the next five years, and will invest a total of 10 billion KRW to improve the space. Using this budget, the construction waste processing company in Seongsan-ri, Dopomyeon will be demolished, and facilities such as a smart agriculture practice training center and a local specialty crop processed food manufacturing facility will be built.

This site is expected to be used as a smart agriculture testing ground and a complex space for processed food education and hands-on experiences for young and middle-aged farmers and return-to-farmers.

Governor Woo Seunghee stated, "We have created an opportunity to transform an industrial facility, which was the subject of frequent complaints from local residents, into a productive facility that will lead the future of the community," and added, "Through a successful Yeongam-style rural space improvement project, we will turn this area into a space that produces future food resources for the region, making it bustling with users and tourists."

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