The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to nurture 1 million farmers in the densely populated capital over the next four years.
The city government said on Friday that it will invest over 251 billion won until 2024 to expand plots of land for farming, tea farming skills and build communities of urban farmers.
Considering the city's limited size, officials plan to encourage the use of vertical gardens and farms on rooftops.
Help will also be given to those who want to set up gardens at homes and schools.
The city hopes to create more jobs and social enterprises based on farming in light of its fast aging population.
The number of urban farmers in Seoul was estimated at 647,000 as of 2019, based on city data, while farming spaces totaled 202 hectares, up sevenfold from 2011.
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