Gwangyang City Selects Four Companies for Ministry of the Interior and Safety Village Enterprise Contest

by Heo Seonsik

Published 27 Mar.2025 13:56(KST)

Updated 27 Jul.2025 13:03(KST)

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Gwangyang City, Jeollanam-do announced that four companies have been finally selected for the '2025 Ministry of the Interior and Safety Village Enterprise Development Project' hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety.

The companies selected this time are: for advancement, Naturefrom Co., Ltd. and Gwangyang Maesil Hangwa LLC; for new entries, Chamjoeundolbae Agricultural Corporation and Taeindobugak Cooperative Association.

Exterior view of Gwangyang City Hall.

A 'village enterprise' is a company established by local residents at the village level, utilizing various local resources to conduct profit-making projects that solve common regional issues and effectively realize the interests of the local community by creating income and jobs.

The companies selected for advancement in this contest will receive a subsidy of 20 million KRW to further develop their businesses. Although the newly selected companies this year will not receive subsidies, they will secure the status of a Ministry of the Interior and Safety-type village enterprise, gaining opportunities to participate in various other support projects and networks.

Naturefrom Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells maesil extract detoxifiers and whole maesil products using maesil, a specialty product of Gwangyang. Gwangyang Maesil Hangwa LLC develops and sells stick jellies using maesil and gorosoe. Chamjoeundolbae Agricultural Corporation processes and sells dolbae tea, dolbae juice, and water jelly made from dolbae and maesil from Baegunsan in Gwangyang. Taeindobugak Cooperative Association is a company that manufactures and sells handmade gim bugak together with local residents.

Cho Dongsoo, Head of the Youth Employment Division, said, "With the selection of these village enterprises, we have taken another step toward revitalizing the social economy in our region," and added, "We will do our best to ensure that the selected companies can continue to grow sustainably in harmony with the local community."