Incheon City Continues Financial Support for Social Economy Enterprises This Year

Incheon Metropolitan City plans to contribute to local economic revitalization by continuing financial support for local social economy enterprises in the new year of 2025.

This measure aims to help social economy enterprises struggling with decreased sales due to the ongoing economic downturn. The city will continue to provide interest rate support through special guarantees in cooperation with the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund, Incheon Credit Guarantee Foundation, and Shinhan Bank.

The support is available to social economy enterprises with their headquarters or main business locations in Incheon that have received guarantees through the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund and Incheon Credit Guarantee Foundation.

Incheon City Goes All Out for Citizens' Food Safety! Over 1,000 Food Tests Monthly

Incheon Metropolitan City announced plans to collect and test more than 1,000 food products distributed and sold in the market each month starting from February this year to provide citizens with healthy food.

This measure aims to strengthen the safety of food products commonly purchased and consumed by citizens. In response to the recent expansion of the online distribution market, the city will enhance the collection and testing of products sold on online platforms, including home shopping, direct producer sales, social networking services (SNS), and blog sales. The city also plans to conduct more thorough inspections of residual pesticides and radioactivity tests on distributed agricultural and marine products.

In particular, with Valentine's Day approaching, the city plans to prioritize heavy metal testing of cocoa products and chocolates, which see a surge in consumption during this period, to ensure safe food for citizens.

Incheon Agricultural Technology Center Recruiting Institutions for Mobile Urban Agriculture Education

The Incheon Metropolitan Agricultural Technology Center is recruiting participating institutions for its '2025 Mobile Urban Agriculture Education' program to promote urban agriculture and create green spaces using school and public gardens.

This education program will first train urban agriculture managers as specialized garden instructors, who will then be dispatched to garden sites to conduct the training.

The program targets students and urban residents who have been allocated public garden plots. The curriculum will include hands-on practical training in crop cultivation methods, pest management, eco-friendly farming techniques, and seasonal growing practices.

Incheon Culture and Arts Center Now Accepting Exhibition Hall Reservations Starting April After Renovation

The Incheon Culture and Arts Center is now accepting exhibition hall reservations for the first and second half of 2025 to promote culture and arts and attract high-quality exhibitions by providing space for artistic activities.

According to Incheon City on the 2nd, the rental period is available from April to December this year. The facilities include four exhibition halls: the Main Exhibition Hall (834.4㎡), the Central Exhibition Hall (246.5㎡), the Small Exhibition Hall (318.9㎡), and the Michuhol Exhibition Hall (333.9㎡).

Rental applications will be accepted from 9 AM on February 3rd until 6 PM on March 4th. Individuals or organizations wishing to rent the facilities must check the notices on the Incheon Culture and Arts Center website and download and complete the application form.

Sources: https://news.ifm.kr