South Korea: Jeollabuk-do provides 1.5 billion won to residents of Baekdu-daegan; aims to increase forest product productivity

Published Jun 1, 2021

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Jeonbuk Province in South Korea has allocated a total of 1.5 billion won to landowners in the Baekdudaegan protected area. The funding aims to enhance the productivity and quality of forest products by supporting the expansion and modernization of production and processing facilities, as well as distribution infrastructure. The support will be extended to 79 items, including walnuts, jujubes, shiitake mushrooms, deodeok, and bellflower, across 147 villages spanning 18,000 hectares.

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(Jeonju = Yonhap News) Reporter In-cheol Hong = Jeonbuk Province announced on the 1st that it would provide a total of 1.5 billion won to landowners in the Baekdudaegan protected area. The purpose is to increase the productivity and quality of forest products by promoting the scale-up and modernization of forest product production and processing facilities and distribution infrastructure. The target areas are Eup, Myeon, and Dong areas that Baekdu-daegan passes through, such as Namwon, Muju, and Jangsu. 147 villages (18,000 ha) in these areas were designated as protected areas for the conservation and use of Baekdu-daegan in accordance with the 'Act on the Protection of Baekdu-daegan' in ...

Source: Yna