Gyeonggi Province Recruits Participants for Agricultural Products Excellence Management Facility Improvement Project in 2016

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 6th that it is recruiting producer organizations such as agricultural cooperatives, farm management associations, and agricultural companies to participate in the '2016 GAP Facility Improvement Project'.

GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) facilities refer to facilities that strictly manage agricultural products during post-harvest sorting, packaging, and storage processes to prevent exposure to foreign materials, bacteria, mold, and other contaminants.

Eligible applicants must have agricultural distribution facility sizes of 660㎡ or larger; however, facilities smaller than this may be eligible if a local government head determines it necessary.

Selected business operators can receive 50% of the total project cost (up to 500 million won).

Producer organizations wishing to participate should prepare a detailed project plan and apply to their city or county's agricultural administration department by the 20th.

The province will conduct project feasibility diagnostic evaluations together with the city and county governments and the Agricultural Products Quality Management Service. Based on these results, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs will make the final selection of project participants in October.

Since 2008, the province has selected 15 organizations including Yongin Agricultural Cooperative Rice Association and Anseong Fruit Farming Cooperative as GAP facility improvement project recipients and provided a total of 2.984 billion won in support.