Icheon City Accepts Applications for '2027 Agricultural, Livestock and Fisheries Business' Until the 23rd

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Um In-yong] Icheon City will accept applications for the "2027 Agricultural, Livestock and Fisheries Business" until the 23rd, which has been prepared to respond to the changing future agricultural environment and enhance farmers' agricultural competitiveness.

This business initiative encompasses 250 projects across 9 fields including production infrastructure, rural communities and cooperation, grain, horticultural crops and distribution, livestock, food, agricultural and bio-industry, carbon neutrality and climate change, and forestry—aimed at increasing farmers' income, stabilizing agricultural management, and revitalizing rural areas.

Farmers and producer groups wishing to apply for the business can apply through Nongeup ez (https://www.nongupez.go.kr) by confirming the support eligibility and requirements for each field and submitting the necessary documents to the Agricultural Technology Center or the administrative welfare center of their residential eup, myeon, or dong.

For the submitted projects, the city plans to conduct detailed reviews by department and objective evaluation criteria, proceed through the Icheon City Agriculture, Rural and Food Industry Policy Review Committee, and submit the budget to Gyeonggi Province in March.

Director Kim Dong-ho of the Agricultural Technology Center said, "Through this agricultural, livestock and fisheries business, farmers can enhance their competitiveness, and we ask for your interest and participation to greatly contribute to increasing farm income."