Imsil-gun 'Goryeong·Yeongse Nong Work Team' Receives Positive Reviews

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] The elderly and small-scale farm work team operated by Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk, is playing a ‘filial son’ role for struggling farms.

According to the county Agricultural Technology Center on the 19th, the agricultural machinery work team for elderly and small-scale farms is currently operating, and thanks to the explosive popularity among farms, it has completed 102 hectares for 297 farms so far, with 2 hectares for 7 farms reserved.

Currently, onion vinyl mulching work is underway, and farms in need can apply and, after confirming working conditions through on-site visits, receive a confirmed work date to use the service.

The agricultural machinery work team operates annually from March to November. It targets elderly small-scale farms aged 70 or older with less than 0.5 hectares registered in Imsil, promoting integrated agricultural machinery work such as compost spreading, rotary tillage, ridge making, and vinyl covering mainly for field crops.

The county contributes to stabilizing farmers’ management and increasing income by reducing agricultural machinery purchase costs through the operation of the agricultural machinery rental business.

In particular, it focuses on supporting small-scale elderly and small-scale farms and vulnerable groups who have difficulty using agricultural machinery.

Selected as a regional happiness living zone leading project in 2017, the ‘Agricultural Machinery Work Team for Elderly and Small-Scale Farms’ is operated under the supervision of Imsil-gun in cooperation with Namwon City and Sunchang-gun, investing 2.385 billion KRW annually.

Last year, work was carried out for 687 farms covering 201 hectares, leading efforts to build a happy rural community by improving welfare in the aging farming villages.

County Governor Shim Min said, “Onion vinyl mulching work is in full swing, and the work team is playing a big role for elderly seniors and small-scale farms,” adding, “We will further activate the elderly and small-scale farm work team to support farmers and contribute to income improvement.”

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