Suwon Confirms Development Plan for Relocated Rural Development Administration Site

Suwon announced on the 6th that it has finalized development plans for the relocation sites of seven public institutions, including the Rural Development Administration, that are moving to provincial areas.

The total area of the public institutions to be relocated spans 1.98 million square meters, of which 35% will be utilized as infrastructure including parks, green spaces, and roads, while the remainder will be developed as residential complexes, commercial facilities, and eco-friendly self-sufficient facilities.

In particular, regarding the Rural Development Administration site (286,000 square meters), considering its role as a hub for Korean agricultural development, approximately 400 billion won will be invested to establish the National Agricultural and Fisheries Culture Exhibition and Experience Center and parks.

The experience center will house the Agricultural and Fisheries History Museum, Agricultural and Fisheries Ecology Museum, World Agriculture and Fisheries Museum, Future Agriculture and Fisheries Museum, and Food and Dietary Life Museum.

Once the National Agricultural and Fisheries Experience Center is established, it is expected to generate 237.7 billion won in production-induced effects and create employment for 5,068 people.

Additionally, the areas around the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, National Institute of Animal Science, and National Seed Division will be developed as medium-density commercial facilities and residential zones accommodating no more than 200 people per hectare. The National Institute of Agricultural Science area will follow a plan suitable for its current use, while the National Institute of Crop Science area will be developed as a central commercial hub linked with the Gwonseon Administrative Town.

Meanwhile, the seven institutions located in the Suwon area—the Rural Development Administration (National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science, National Institute of Agricultural Science, National Institute of Crop Science, and National Institute of Animal Science)—will sequentially relocate to the North Jeonbuk Innovation City (Jeonju) by 2015, while the Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency and the National Seed Division will relocate to the North Gyeongbuk Innovation City (Gimcheon).