Gokseong-gun's Agricultural Machinery Rental Business 'Highly Effective'

Improving Farming Convenience by Long-Term Leasing of Agricultural Machinery to Toran Crop Group

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] A local government in Jeonnam is receiving positive responses from farmers by implementing an integrated agricultural machinery rental project that leases agricultural machinery long-term to agricultural groups on the condition of paying a fixed rental fee throughout the contract period (durability period or longer).

On the 24th, Gokseong-gun announced that it conducted the "Main Production Area Integrated Mechanized Agricultural Machinery Long-term Rental Project" (hereinafter referred to as the "Integrated Agricultural Machinery Project") targeting the local taro cultivation group, enabling integrated operations from sowing to harvesting.

Once selected as a project participant, the group must use the supported machinery to assist its members as well as neighboring farms with agricultural work.

The county selected the Jukgok-myeon Taro Cultivation Group as the project participant. The Jukgok Taro Cultivation Group consists of 80 members and cultivates taro over a total area of 40 hectares.

The county invested about 170 million KRW to purchase 9 units of 6 types of machinery, including tractors, integrated seeders, harvesters, and shredders, and leased them long-term to the taro cultivation group for an annual rental fee of 5.49 million KRW.

Generally, sowing taro requires separate operations for ridge making, sowing, and plastic mulching. However, through this project, the cultivation group can complete these three tasks at once. From the farmers' perspective, this is expected to greatly help by reducing labor costs and shortening work time.

A county official said, "We expect to reduce the financial burden of purchasing expensive agricultural machinery and improve the mechanization rate of field crops and alleviate labor shortages by enabling integrated operations from sowing to harvesting."

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