Yeonggwang-gun Provides Management Support Funds to Small-Scale Farming Households

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeon Seong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 6th that it will provide a temporary management support fund of 300,000 KRW per farm, totaling 691 million KRW, in vouchers to 2,304 small-scale farms under 0.5 hectares that suffered damage due to COVID-19, and also pay 1 million KRW each to flower farms and rural experience and recreation villages struggling with decreased sales.

The recipients are farms registered in the management entity registration information as of April 1, 2021, among those who received the 2020 small-scale farm direct payment (SoNong Direct Payment), as well as flower farms, eco-friendly agricultural product producers supplying school meals, and rural experience and recreation villages.

The application period is until the 30th. The temporary management support fund for small-scale cultivation can be applied for by visiting the local agricultural or livestock cooperative (including the Nonghyup Yeonggwang-gun branch) in the area where the cultivated farmland is located or online through the Nonghyup Card website. Flower farms and rural experience and recreation villages should apply at their local eup/myeon office.

The payment method is by charging points to the Nonghyup credit or check card already owned by the recipient, and the funds must be used within 90 days from the date of receipt.

Prepaid cards can be used until August 31 upon receipt.

Additionally, overlapping receipt with other support funds such as the Emergency Employment Stability Subsidy (Ministry of Employment and Labor) and the Small Business Owner Support Fund Plus is not allowed. However, temporary livelihood support funds can be received concurrently.

Kim Jun-seong, Governor of Yeonggwang-gun, said, “We hope that this government support ‘Small-scale Farm Management Support and Farming Support Voucher’ will be of some help to farmers struggling due to COVID-19.”

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