Yeongcheon City Accepting Applications for 2026 Fruit Sector Support Projects Until December 31... KRW 2.799 Billion Allocated

Applications for the 2026 Fruit Sector Support Project Now Open
Yeongcheon City Allocates 2.8 Billion KRW to Boost Fruit Competitiveness and Cultivation

Yeongcheon City announced on December 9 that applications for the '2026 Fruit Sector Support Project' will be accepted at each Eup, Myeon, and Dong Administrative Welfare Center until December 31.

The projects open for application this time are the Fruit Competitiveness Enhancement Support Project and the Fruit Cultivation Promotion Support Project, with a total budget of 2,799 million KRW allocated.

Yeongcheon City Hall Exterior View

First, the Fruit Competitiveness Enhancement Support Project will invest 1,763 million KRW to support fruit cultivation facilities such as trellises, irrigation and fertigation systems, and wide-span grape rain shelters (300 million KRW); fruit well facilities (400 million KRW); electric pruning shears for fruit (22 million KRW); 10㎡ cold storage units (600 million KRW); and non-destructive sugar content measuring devices (21 million KRW).

The Fruit Cultivation Promotion Support Project will invest 1,036 million KRW to support wild animal repellents (8 million KRW); promotional packaging materials for Yeongcheon grapes (120 million KRW); long-term fruit storage agents (160 million KRW); eco-friendly pest control for fruit (18 million KRW); sulfur pads (540 million KRW); and reflective film for fruit (160 million KRW).

Farmers wishing to participate should apply at the Administrative Welfare Center of the Eup, Myeon, or Dong where their farmland is located by December 31. For more details, refer to the Yeongcheon City website or contact the Administrative Welfare Center or the Eco-Friendly Agriculture Division at the Agricultural Technology Center.

A Yeongcheon City official stated, "We will strive to allocate more budget to the fruit sector so that more farms can benefit," and added, "We will continue to listen to the voices of farmers and discover various projects that provide practical support to farming households."

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