Ulju-gun Opens Applications for Successor Agricultural Managers and Young Successor Farmers

Recruitment of Applicants for Support Projects Until January 27 Next Year

Ulju County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulju-gun, Ulsan City, is recruiting candidates for the 2023 Successor Agricultural Managers and Youth Startup-type Successor Agricultural Managers Support Project until the 27th of next month.

Successor Agricultural Managers are selected through evaluation and review among farmers aged 18 or older and under 50, with 10 years or less of farming experience as of the project implementation year.

Support funds are provided for purchasing farmland and installing facilities under loan conditions of up to 500 million KRW, a 5-year grace period, 20 years of installment repayment, and an annual interest rate of 1.5%.

Farmers who meet the application qualifications and requirements can visit the local eup/myeon office of their residence and submit the project application form by the application deadline.

Youth Successor Farmers are young farmers aged 18 or older and under 40 with 3 years or less of farming experience. Depending on farming experience, a differentiated farming settlement support fund of 900,000 to 1,100,000 KRW per month is provided for up to 3 years.

Applications for the project can be submitted by accessing the Agricultural Project Information System and completing and submitting the Youth Successor Farmer application form.

An Ulju-gun official stated, “Through this support project, we will discover promising prospective farmers and young farmers who will lead Ulju-gun’s agriculture, respond to the changing agricultural field, and help them successfully settle in farming. We hope many young and capable farmers will take an interest and participate in the project.”