Gyeongju City Launches Full-Scale Effort to Secure National Funding ... Begins Official Visits to Central Government Agencies

Meeting with Vice Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Requests for Support of Rural Space Improvement
and Livestock Manure-to-Energy Projects

Gyeongju City in North Gyeongsang Province has officially activated a cooperation system with central government agencies to secure national funding for next year.

With government budget formulation set to begin in May, the city visited the Government Sejong Complex on April 30 to hold meetings with key officials, including Kim Jonggu, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.

Gyeongju City visited the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs at the Government Complex Sejong to secure national funding for 2027.
[Photo by Gyeongju City]

This visit was arranged to explain in advance the necessity and validity of major projects aimed at addressing local issues and establishing a foundation for future growth, as well as to propose their inclusion in the government budget.

On this day, Gyeongju City requested national funding support for two core issues in the agricultural and livestock sectors: the "Seomyeon Singok-ri Rural Space Improvement Project" and the "Livestock Manure-to-Energy Facility Expansion Project."

The "Seomyeon Singok-ri Rural Space Improvement Project" involves demolishing and relocating aging pigsties that have been the subject of long-standing odor complaints, and establishing public accommodations for foreign workers.

Through this project, the city plans to comprehensively improve the residential environment in rural areas and alleviate labor shortages in agriculture, among other improvements to settlement conditions.

The "Livestock Manure-to-Energy Facility Expansion Project" aims to establish energy production facilities utilizing livestock manure in the Duryu-ri area of Angang-eup.

This project is expected to reduce the burden of livestock manure processing, create a foundation for renewable energy production, and contribute to achieving carbon neutrality and revitalizing the local circular economy.

Gyeongju City plans to continuously coordinate with central government agencies to increase the likelihood of securing national funding, as these two projects align with government policy directions such as rural space restructuring, improving living environments, and promoting carbon neutrality.

Choi Hyukjun, Acting Mayor of Gyeongju, said, "Securing national funding is a core task for resolving local issues and enhancing future competitiveness," adding, "We will concentrate administrative efforts to ensure Gyeongju's major projects are linked to national policies by working closely with central government agencies from the early stages of budget planning."

Meanwhile, starting with this visit to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Gyeongju City plans to sequentially visit major ministries, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, on May 8 to strengthen its response to each project.

The city also plans to make all-out efforts to secure national funding by working in parallel with the National Assembly and related institutions.

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