Mujugun Ensures Full Preparation for Securing Agricultural Labor During Busy Farming Season

According to Muju County, 56 military personnel, including the commander and officers of the 4th Battalion of the 7733rd Unit, have been supporting 72 farms for 10 days since the 4th. On the 16th, about 130 members of the Jaegyeong Muju County Residents Association are expected to assist with thinning work in apple and peach orchards. Photo by Muju County

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Go Dallyeong] Muju-gun announced on the 8th that it has established an Agricultural Workforce Support Situation Room within the Industrial Construction Bureau and is actively working on manpower support plans tailored to the characteristics of local agriculture, which requires short-term (7-10 days) labor for crops such as fruit trees.

According to the county, the labor demand for major crops requiring large-scale manpower during this year's busy farming season (May-June), including apples, peaches, and corn, is about 17,000 people across 1,512 farms. The county plans to respond by ▲ Firefly Farming Work Teams (15 teams, about 250 local residents), ▲ mutual aid exchanges with adjacent cities and counties with overlapping farming seasons, ▲ dedicated workforce placement through the Rural Workforce Brokerage Center, and ▲ labor assistance led by public officials, institutions, social organizations, university students, and military units.

In particular, the Rural Workforce Brokerage Center is a national government-funded project jointly promoted by Muju-gun, the Muju-gun branch of the NongHyup, and Gucheon-dong NongHyup. Muju-gun was selected as a priority local government this year, which is expected to greatly aid in timely farming operations. The mutual aid exchange with adjacent cities and counties has currently completed consultations with Geumsan-gun, and detailed plans are underway.

A county official stated, “Since the main crops requiring labor are fruit trees, and Geumsan-gun mainly cultivates ginseng with a different busy farming season, we agreed to utilize manpower mutually.” He added, “Although there is an emergency in rural workforce supply, we plan to mobilize all possible methods to increase farm income and revitalize the local economy.”

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