Hwasun-gun Opens Applications for 'COVID-19 Recovery Farming Support Voucher' Starting from the 12th

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Jeollanam-do Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 8th that it will accept applications for the ‘COVID-19 Overcome Farming Support Voucher,’ one of the 4th disaster relief funds, starting from the 12th.

The COVID-19 Overcome Farming Support Voucher is provided to farms in five major agricultural sectors severely affected by COVID-19. Eligible recipients include flower farms, eco-friendly agricultural products supplied to school meals, winter watermelon farms, horse breeding farms, and rural experience and recreation villages whose sales decreased last year compared to the previous year.

Online applications can be submitted from the 12th via the Farming Support Voucher website.

In-person applications can be submitted from the 14th to the 30th by visiting the administrative welfare center of the town or township where the farmland is located, bringing personal identification, required documents, and a mobile phone.

The support fund will only be paid if it is confirmed through supporting documents such as shipment performance certificates and bank transaction statements that the sales of the farm or village engaged in the relevant sector decreased compared to the previous year.

Applicants must prepare and submit documents proving the sales decrease in advance.

The COVID-19 Overcome Farming Support Voucher will be provided as a prepaid card worth 1 million KRW per farm starting from the 14th of next month. Farms that receive a notification text about the selection can visit the nearest Nonghyup or Nonghyup Bank branch to receive the prepaid card.

The prepaid card must be used by September 30, and any remaining balance after the expiration date will be automatically forfeited.

The COVID-19 Overcome Farming Support Voucher cannot be received concurrently with the Emergency Employment Stability Support Fund, Small Business Owner’s Steadfast Fund Plus, Temporary Livelihood Support Fund, COVID-19 Overcome English Support Voucher, or COVID-19 Overcome Forestry Support Voucher.

However, the Small-scale Farm, Fishery, and Forestry Management Support Voucher can be received concurrently.

A county official said, “We hope the voucher support will help farms suffering from triple or quadruple hardships due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic,” and added, “Please prepare supporting documents that can verify the decrease in sales and apply within the deadline.”

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