Yeonggwang-gun "Enroll in Crop Disaster Insurance"

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seong-jeong] Yeonggwang-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Jun-seong) announced on the 8th that it has secured an additional 3 billion KRW in project funds to support 'Crop Disaster Insurance, Farmer Safety Insurance, and Agricultural Machinery Comprehensive Insurance' to alleviate the management anxiety of farmers caused by disasters and safety accidents.

Crop Disaster Insurance is a policy insurance introduced to compensate for crop damage caused by natural disasters, targeting farmers and agricultural corporations.

Applications for insurance enrollment are accepted year-round. In the case of rice, enrollment is available from last month through this month, and applications can be made through the local Nonghyup branch in accordance with the enrollment period for each crop. This year, green onions have been added as a pilot area and can be insured.

Farmer Safety Insurance compensates for accidents occurring during farming work to protect farmers and agricultural workers and promote their livelihood stability. Eligible applicants are farmers aged between 15 and 87 years old.

Agricultural Machinery Comprehensive Insurance supports stable farming by compensating for damages caused by agricultural machinery accidents and personal injuries occurring during work, as accidents have increased due to aging and increased use of agricultural machinery.

Farmers who own or manage any of the 12 types of insured agricultural machinery are eligible to enroll.

A county official stated, "Last year, about 6,540 farms enrolled in disaster insurance with a self-payment of 630 million KRW, and received insurance payouts of 12.22 billion KRW due to disaster damages, which greatly helped guarantee farmers' income losses."

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