Jeongeup-si Extends 50% Reduction on Agricultural Machinery Rental Fees Until June

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] The Jeongeup Agricultural Technology Center (Director Lee Wan-ok) in Jeonbuk announced on the 5th that it will extend the 50% discount on agricultural machinery rental fees until the end of June.

Previously, the city had temporarily implemented a 50% discount on agricultural machinery rental fees from April to the end of December last year to alleviate the difficulties faced by farming households due to COVID-19.

However, due to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, it was decided to extend the operation for six months until the end of June to resolve labor shortages in rural areas and reduce farming household management costs.

Accordingly, any local farmer wishing to rent agricultural machinery will receive a rental fee discount on all models (143 types, 1,314 units) held at the rental centers.

The city operates agricultural machinery rental centers in four regional zones, including the main office, according to the Agricultural Machinery Rental Center Operation Ordinance.

From April 6 to December 31 last year, when the 50% rental fee discount was implemented, 10,742 farming households rented 12,666 units of agricultural machinery from the rental centers.

This represents a 24% increase compared to the previous year, and the total rental fee discount amounted to approximately 124 million won, significantly helping to alleviate labor shortages and reduce economic burdens for farming households.

It is expected that if the rental fee reduction period is extended until June, about 6,000 farming households will receive an additional discount benefit of 70 million won.

Mayor Yoo Jin-seop said, “I hope that the extension of the 50% reduction in agricultural machinery rental fees will provide some support to farming households going through difficult times due to COVID-19,” and added, “We plan to continue preparing various support measures to minimize damage to farming households.”

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