Gwangyang-si Enrolled in Comprehensive Insurance for Rental Agricultural Machinery

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Heo Seon-sik] Gwangyang City announced on the 17th that it has enrolled in comprehensive agricultural machinery insurance to actively protect farmers using machines from the agricultural machinery rental business.

The comprehensive agricultural machinery insurance is subscribed annually to prepare for possible safety accidents occurring to farmers using rented agricultural machinery, and this year it applies to 442 units of 61 types, including tractors.

The city has insured models with high accident risks, from self-propelled bodies to attached work equipment, and designed the coverage to extensively include agricultural machinery damage, personal liability, property liability, and personal injury.

Choi Yeon-song, head of the Technology Extension Division, said, “Safety is the most important when using agricultural machinery,” and added, “We will strengthen education so that farmers learn the correct usage methods and do our best to improve safety awareness, including attaching safety stickers.”

Meanwhile, Gwangyang City operates two agricultural machinery rental business sites (main office in Bonggang-myeon, branch office in Jinsang-myeon) and rents out 830 units of 114 types of agricultural machinery. Due to difficulties faced by farmers caused by COVID-19, the city has been operating with a 50% discount on machinery rental fees from April last year until June this year to provide support.

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