Yeongcheon-si Opens Applications for 'Basic Public Interest Direct Payment'... 1.2 Million KRW Provided to 'Small Farmers'

Application at Eup, Myeon, Dong Offices in Agricultural Land Locations from April 1 to May 31

View of Yeongcheon City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Yeongcheon City (Mayor Choi Ki-moon) announced on the 23rd that applications for the Basic Public Interest Direct Payment will be accepted at the Eup, Myeon, and Dong administrative welfare centers in the farmland locations from April 1 to the end of May.

The Basic Public Interest Direct Payment system is divided into Small-scale Farmer Direct Payment and Area Direct Payment. Those who are not eligible for the Small-scale Farmer Direct Payment will receive the Area Direct Payment.

The Small-scale Farmer Direct Payment is targeted at farming households (paid to only one eligible recipient per household) who meet all seven payment conditions, including cultivating an area of 0.5 hectares or less and owning less than 1.55 hectares. Regardless of the area, they can receive 1.2 million KRW annually.

The Area Direct Payment classifies farmland area into three categories by section: agricultural promotion area rice paddies and fields, non-promotion area rice paddies, and non-promotion area fields. The payment ranges from 1 million to 2.05 million KRW per hectare.

Eligible farmland must meet the requirements for rice, field, or disadvantaged condition direct payments and have received the corresponding direct payment at least once between 2017 and 2019. However, farmland that has been converted or disposed of, illegally occupied farmland, farmland with expired lease contracts, or farmland owned by restricted registrants are excluded.

Last year, Yeongcheon City paid 18.87 billion KRW (8,832 hectares) in Basic Public Interest Direct Payments to 12,931 farming households. This amount is more than double the previously paid rice, field, and disadvantaged condition direct payments.

Mayor Choi Ki-moon stated, "Since the Basic Public Interest Direct Payment is a system that supports income stability for farmers who enhance public functions through agricultural activities, we will do our best to prepare and promote the application process so that all eligible farmers can apply without omission."

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