Gochang-gun Encourages Membership Registration for Mandatory Onion and Garlic Self-Help Fund Organizations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jaegil] Gochang-gun, Jeonbuk announced on the 10th that it will accept membership application forms for mandatory self-help fund organizations from onion and garlic growers at the town and township offices until the end of next month.

A ‘self-help fund’ refers to funds established and operated by farmers themselves to promote the consumption of agricultural products, improve quality, and autonomously regulate supply and demand. It is operated with self-help funds paid by onion and garlic farmers and subsidies received from the government.

The county expects that once the mandatory self-help fund organization is established, it will be possible to adjust the shipping timing by farm, preventing price drops caused by flood shipments.

Eligibility for membership application includes agricultural management entities producing onions or garlic on 1,000㎡ or more, or producer organizations with an onion or garlic production value of 100 million won or more in the previous year. Growers wishing to apply can fill out and submit the application form available at the town and township offices in the main production areas.

An explanatory meeting to promote understanding of the mandatory self-help fund will be held on the 20th at Daesan-myeon and Heungdeok-myeon offices.

Lee Su-kyung, head of the Horticulture and Special Crops Team at Gochang County Office, said, “The repeated instability in supply and demand of major open-field vegetables has caused many difficulties for farmers to manage their farms stably. We hope that with the participation of many onion and garlic farmers, the self-help fund organization will be established, creating a producer-centered preemptive supply and demand and price stabilization system.”

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