Sancheong-gun Organizations Assist Onion Harvest... Over 400 Participants

County, Nonghyup, Education Support Office, and Basal Association, etc.

Lee Jae-geun, Sancheong County Governor, visiting the onion harvest volunteer site [Image source=Sancheong County]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun in Gyeongnam, Sancheong-gun Nonghyup, Sancheong Office of Education, and other local organizations have visited onion farms struggling with labor shortages to lend a helping hand.

The county announced that on the 10th and 14th, over 400 participants including public officials, related organizations, and the Barugesalgi Council helped harvest onions on 26 farms (8 hectares).

This labor assistance was carried out by accepting applications from farms experiencing labor shortages as the main farming season began. In particular, since onion harvesting is difficult to mechanize and highly dependent on manual labor, the support aimed to help timely farming operations.

One farmer who received support that day expressed gratitude, saying, "Due to COVID-19, it was difficult to hire workers and we lacked labor, but the help from the staff was a great support."

A county official stated, "Since last year, many farms have been struggling with a shortage of farming labor due to COVID-19," and added, "We will continue to actively cooperate to help rural areas with labor shortages even a little. Please use our local agricultural products a lot."

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