Purpose of the Event

◈ Promotion and consensus-building of the Overseas Agricultural Resources Development Project to the public

◈ Enhance interest and participation of companies through the briefing session to invigorate the project

Event Overview

- Date/Location: February 22, 2023 (Wednesday), 10:00~12:30 / Yongsan Dragon City Hotel Halla Room 3
- Organizer: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
- Co-organizer: Association for Overseas Agricultural Resources Development, Korea Rural Community Corporation

Main Content

1. Government Policy Directions for Overseas Agricultural Resources Development (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)

- Goals, strategies, key improvement directions, and implementation plans for overseas agricultural resource development

2. Guide to Support Projects for Overseas Agricultural Resources Development I (Korea Rural Community Corporation)

- Instructions for reporting project plans for overseas agricultural resource development (qualifications, targets, documents, procedures)
- Loan support project: targets, conditions, limits, and procedures
  * Interest rate: 1.5-2.0% per annum, 5-year grace period, 10-year repayment / Up to 70% of project costs
- Technical development and overseas adaptation support projects, business dialogues, etc.
  Other project details, support targets, support items, implementation procedures, application methods, etc.

3. Guide to Support Projects for Overseas Agricultural Resources Development II (Association for Overseas Agricultural Resources Development)

- Private sector environment survey and consulting support: targets, support items, implementation procedures
  * Support for 70% of expert labor and related costs for surveys and consulting (for small and medium-sized enterprises)
- Introduction to human resource development courses and overseas internship support and selection methods
  * Overseas agricultural internships: partial support for labor costs, overseas dispatch costs, education costs, etc.
- Support for activating domestic import projects: support details and items
  * Public sale of overseas agricultural resource development (TRQ), support for safety inspections for domestic import, etc.
  ** Support for safety inspection costs required for the domestic import of soybeans, oats, soybean sprouts, and corn secured by reporting companies
- Information provision projects (workshops, forums, publication of information magazines, operation of specialized offices, website)