Jinju-si Implements Emergency Weekend and Holiday Duty at Agricultural Machinery Rental Office

Open as Usual on Saturdays and Public Holidays from March to November

Jinju City Agricultural Machinery Rental Office

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 11th that it will operate the Agricultural Machinery Rental Centers on holidays (Saturdays and public holidays) from March to November to address the shortage of farm labor and support timely farming as the busy farming season arrives.

Jinju City operates two Agricultural Machinery Rental Centers in the central area (Jiphyeon) and the southern area (Munsan), and for holiday operations, they will be on emergency duty from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and public holidays.

Rental of agricultural machinery for local farmers is available by prior reservation, with usage allowed for up to 3 days per application, and if there are no new reservations, extensions are possible.

The rental centers possess 385 units of 85 types of agricultural machinery, and farms that have difficulty transporting the equipment themselves can receive direct delivery on-site regardless of distance by paying a round-trip delivery fee of 40,000 KRW.

Considering the difficulties faced by rural areas due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), a 50% discount on agricultural machinery rental fees will be implemented until June.

A city official stated, “This emergency operation will greatly help alleviate the rural labor shortage during the busy farming season and promote timely farming,” adding, “We will continue to establish convenient and efficient operation methods to ensure no inconvenience in agricultural machinery rentals and provide better administrative services.”

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