Hwasun-gun Accepting Applications for 'Jusanje Integrated Mechanization Project' Until the 25th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do (County Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 14th that it is accepting applications for the long-term agricultural machinery rental project, the ‘Jusanji Integrated Mechanization Project,’ until the 25th.

The county is promoting the integrated mechanization project this year with a total project cost of 400 million KRW.

Recently, it purchased agricultural machinery necessary for corn cultivation with 200 million KRW and signed a long-term rental contract with one agricultural organization.

To improve the mechanization rate of secondary field crops, an additional site will be promoted.

The Jusanji Integrated Mechanization Project is a project that rents agricultural machinery required for major field crops such as soybeans, chili peppers, and sesame for a long term exceeding the machinery’s useful life.

Applications can be submitted by local agricultural cooperatives, crop groups, and farming cooperative corporations.

Selected project participants pay 20% of the agricultural machinery purchase cost as rent during the rental period and must store and maintain the machinery during the rental period.

The county expects to help solve labor shortages for vulnerable farming groups such as elderly farmers by also conducting farming work on a certain area and contribute to increasing the mechanization rate of field crops.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center said, “Reducing the burden of purchasing expensive agricultural machinery and resolving labor shortages on farms will greatly help improve farm management,” adding, “We will promote various rental projects to reduce the burden on farmers.”

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