Yeonggwang-gun 'Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance' Additional Applications

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Junsung) announced on the 30th that it will accept additional applications for the ‘Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance’ until the 9th of next month.

The applicants must have had an address in Jeollanam-do before December 31, 2019, and must be the business owner or co-owner who registered the business entity before December 31, 2019, and has been continuously engaged in agriculture, fishery, or forestry.

Farmers and fishermen who missed the first application period last month can visit their local eup/myeon office and apply by the 9th of next month.

The county recently selected a total of 7,459 applicants (7,144 farmers and 315 fishermen) as recipients for the Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance support project, with a total payment amount of about 4.4 billion KRW.

Due to unexpected natural disasters last year, the county decided to pay 600,000 KRW per household in the first half of the year in full via the Yeonggwang Love Card to stabilize the management of affected farming and fishing households, revitalize the local economy stagnated by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and boost the morale of small business owners.

A county official said, “By providing the Farmer and Fisherman Public Interest Allowance, we expect the quality of life of farmers and fishermen to improve and sustainable agriculture and rural communities to be realized,” and added, “We urge those who missed the application to apply during the additional application period.”

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