Jeonbuk Province to Conduct Comprehensive Survey of Agricultural Support Registers... Expecting to Prevent Fraudulent Subsidy Claims

Jeonbuk Provincial Government Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Gominhyung] Jeonbuk Province is undertaking a comprehensive overhaul of the Nongjiwonbu (Farm Management Ledger).

It is drawing attention as to whether this will be used to prevent fraudulent claims on various government subsidies.

According to the province on the 22nd, a prioritized three-year plan will begin to systematically revise Nongjiwonbu records where the actual farm operator's cultivation details do not match those recorded in the Nongjiwonbu.

The Nongjiwonbu serves as basic data for verifying eligibility of applicants and farmland subject to direct payments, and is used as proof of 'farmers' in various agricultural policy support projects such as farmland acquisition, agricultural loan applications, and reductions in agricultural health insurance premiums.

However, due to a shortage of management personnel and inconsistencies between actual farmland status and land registry or lease agreements, the reliability of current farmland information is facing challenges.

Through the farmland information management system improvement project, the province has been hiring assistants since March to establish a practical support system across 14 cities and counties, promoting the updating of farmland information.

The comprehensive overhaul will be carried out in stages, focusing primarily on ownership and lease relationships.

This year’s priority targets for revision are Nongjiwonbu records of farmland owners outside the province and those of elderly farmers aged 80 or older who own farmland within the province.

The second stage will target Nongjiwonbu records of farmland owners aged 65 to 79 within the province, and the third stage, scheduled for 2022, will cover those under 65 owning farmland within the province.

A provincial official stated, “If the comprehensive overhaul organizes the Nongjiwonbu, aligning the actual farm operator’s cultivation details with those recorded will greatly contribute to preventing misuse such as fraudulent receipt of direct payments.”

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