Gangwon-do Supports Farmers with 'Eco-friendly Agriculture Pesticide-free Continuous Direct Payment'

Policy to Discover and Expand Support for New Projects Producing Eco-Friendly Agricultural Products

(Photo) First Rice Harvest in Hwacheon-gun, Gangwon [Provided by Hwacheon-gun]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Youngcheol] Gangwon Province supports 'Eco-friendly Agriculture Pesticide-free Continuous Direct Payment' to local farmers who comply with eco-friendly agricultural product certification standards.

According to the province on the 8th, the eco-friendly agricultural product certification agency inspects compliance with certification standards such as contamination of cultivation fields and agricultural water, and the use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers. They plan to pay 560 million KRW for 1,400 hectares in December.

The pesticide-free continuous direct payment for eco-friendly agricultural products is a project that continues to provide direct payments to farms excluded from government support after the third pesticide-free cultivation certification. The province has been supporting this independently since 2019.

The pesticide-free continuous support unit price per hectare is 250,000 KRW for rice paddies, 600,000 KRW for orchards, and 550,000 KRW for fields (vegetables, special crops, others).

Farmers certified as pesticide-free must submit the pesticide-free continuous direct payment application form along with a copy of the eco-friendly agricultural product certificate to the township, town, or neighborhood office where the farmland is located by the 30th.

Meanwhile, as a result of the province's focused efforts to expand the eco-friendly base since 2018, the area certified as eco-friendly has continuously increased.

The province stated, "We plan to actively discover and significantly expand various new projects to reduce agricultural environmental pollution, promote sustainable eco-friendly agriculture practices, and produce high-quality eco-friendly agricultural products that can be consumed with confidence."

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