Goheung-gun Begins Issuing Happiness Voucher Cards for Women Farmers and Fishermen

Contributing to the Improvement of Quality of Life, Welfare, and Cultural Life of Women in Agriculture and Fisheries

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Song Gwi-geun) had planned to start issuing the Women Farmers and Fishermen Happiness Voucher Cards from the 6th of this year, but considering the prevention of COVID-19 spread and the peak farming season, it announced on the 25th that issuance began on the 20th through the Nonghyup Bank Goheung Branch and local Nonghyup branches.

The Women Farmers and Fishermen Happiness Voucher Support Project is a program that issues voucher cards worth 200,000 KRW (including a 20,000 KRW self-payment) to women farmers and fishermen to contribute to improving their quality of life and promoting cultural activities.

The eligibility for the Women Farmers and Fishermen Happiness Voucher Card is women farmers and fishermen aged between 20 and 75 who have had a residence in the jurisdiction for more than one year (as of January 1, 2021) and are actively engaged in farming or fishing.

However, those who have business registration and full-time occupations, children of farmers currently enrolled in high school, university, or graduate school, recipients of the Munhwa Nuri Card, and those with non-agricultural income exceeding 37 million KRW two years prior to the project implementation are excluded from support.

This year, the county’s project volume is 7,563 people (1.513 billion KRW), with 7,134 people confirmed and issuance started in the first application. For those missed in the first application or additional eligible persons, a second application will be accepted from the 1st to the 15th of next month.

A county official stated, “Since this project supports the improvement of the quality of life and cultural welfare of women farmers and fishermen in the jurisdiction, we will actively promote so that all eligible women farmers can receive the issuance and use the full amount at designated places without any returns.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.