Gochang County Residential Agricultural Startup Support Center Shares Warmth by Donating Harvested Strawberries

The Gochang County Residential Agricultural Startup Support Center delivered strawberries grown at the communal practice house to the Neutinamu Residential Facility for the Disabled in Seongnae-myeon on February 12.

The Gochang-gun Residential Agricultural Start-up Support Center delivered strawberries, carefully grown by the 8th cohort trainees during hands-on training at the communal practice house, to the Neutinamu Residential Facility for People with Disabilities in Seongnae-myeon. Provided by Gochang-gun

The donated strawberries were carefully cultivated through hands-on practice by the eighth cohort of trainees, adding significance as they were shared with the local community.

The Residential Agricultural Startup Support Center is equipped with a variety of educational and training facilities to support the stable settlement of prospective return-to-farm and return-to-rural residents, including residential space for a total of 30 households, an education hall, an agricultural machinery storage, a communal practice house, a cold storage facility, and individual garden plots for each household.

In particular, the communal practice house, where crops can be grown year-round, produces cherry tomatoes, passion fruit, strawberries, and more. The agricultural products harvested there are donated to neighbors in need within the county, serving as a vehicle for community sharing.

This type of field-centered, systematic training is leading to strong settlement outcomes. In 2025, 30 households enrolled at the Residential Agricultural Startup Support Center, and 20 of them chose to settle in Gochang County, resulting in a settlement rate of 66%. Building on these results, starting in March, the center plans to operate even more substantial educational programs for prospective return-to-farm and return-to-rural residents who wish to start agricultural businesses.

Oh Seongdong, head of the Gochang County Agricultural Technology Center, said, "It is very meaningful that the agricultural products grown by trainees at the residential center are leading to warm sharing within the local community," adding, "We will continue to strengthen on-site, hands-on training and education to support the settlement of return-to-farm and return-to-rural residents, and we will also sustain sharing activities in partnership with the community."

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