[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil County in Jeonbuk is striving to establish a successful model for young farmers to facilitate early settlement in farming and encourage rural influx.
The county announced on the 2nd that it is accepting applications for the "2023 Young Farmers Competitiveness Enhancement Project" until the 29th of this month.
The Young Farmers Competitiveness Enhancement Project is an autonomous provincial-level contest project where technologies developed by the Rural Development Administration and the creative ideas of young farmers converge to generate high added value for agricultural products.
Eligibility requires applicants to be young farmers aged 18 to under 40, engaged in farming, who have completed military service or are exempted, and have registered agricultural management information according to the Agricultural and Fishery Management Entity Act, and must be directly involved in farming themselves.
The support scope includes new product development, processing and commercialization, prototype production, experience program development, brand and product logo creation, app and e-commerce website construction, and promotional video production.
Simple facilities and equipment, agricultural machinery and machines, storage facilities, simple consumable material costs, overseas travel expenses, and labor costs are not supported.
The selection process involves accepting applicants until the 29th, followed by document screening and selection at the Agricultural Technology Center.
Subsequently, candidates are recommended to the Jeonbuk Agricultural Research and Extension Services, where the final selection is made through project plan documents and presentation evaluations.
County Governor Shim Min said, "We will continue to provide support to nurture competitive young farmers," adding, "As this project allows the realization of ideas related to new technologies, ICT, and startups, we hope many young farmers with fresh ideas will show great interest and participate."
Young farmers wishing to apply can download the form posted on the Imsil County Agricultural Technology Center website, complete it, and submit it to the Rural Support Division's Human Resources Development Team. For more details, inquiries can be made to the Human Resources Development Team.
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