Jeju City secures ￦1.3b in national funding for ‘batdam’
Money to be spent on economic development in farming communities

Jeju City has secured 1.3 billion won in national funding to turn the island’s traditional stone walls into a revenue stream for farming villages.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs earmarked the funds as part of its initiative to economically develop the communities.

The province will use the money to develop a brand using Jeju “batdam,” as the walls are known in Korean, and help rural villages lead and benefit from the associated community projects.

In a similar vein, officials have announced that they will also push ahead with a so-called “health resource marketing project” designed to boost agricultural tourism.

제주밭담 활용 소득사업 예산 13억 확보

제주밭담을 활용한 농촌마을 소득사업이 탄력을 받을 전망입니다.

제주시는 제주밭담 활용 농촌마을 6차산업화 사업 예산으로
농림축산식품부으로부터 13억여 원의 예산을 확보했다고 밝혔습니다.

제주시는 이 예산으로 제주밭담을 활용한 6차산업화 브랜드를 개발하고
지역민이 주도하는 경제공동체 육성에 활용할 계획입니다.

또한 농촌관광 활성화와 농촌 소득 창출에 도움되도록
건강자원 통합 마케팅 등의 사업을 추진하기로 했습니다.