Chungnam to Provide Farmer and Fisherman Allowance to Approximately 159,000 Agricultural and Fishing Households

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province will provide the Farmers and Fishermen Allowance to approximately 159,000 local farming and fishing households. The Farmers and Fishermen Allowance was introduced last year with the purpose of enhancing the public interest functions of agriculture, fisheries, and rural areas, as well as creating a sustainable agricultural and fishing environment.

On the 16th, the province announced that it will pay 64.8 billion KRW for the second round of the Farmers and Fishermen Allowance this year. The recipients are determined through a verification process among those registered as agricultural and fishery operators residing in the 15 cities and counties of Chungnam.

The final eligible households will receive an annual allowance of 800,000 KRW in local currency.

The second payment will provide 400,000 KRW to about 157,000 farming and fishing households who received the first allowance in the first half of the year, and 800,000 KRW to about 2,000 households who applied in the second half.

Previously, the province paid a total of 125.3 billion KRW to approximately 156,000 households last year. This year, with an increase of about 3,000 farming and fishing households, the total allowance amount is expected to rise to around 127.8 billion KRW.

Geumsan-gun was the first to start payments of the Farmers and Fishermen Allowance on the 10th. Other cities and counties will begin payments sequentially as their preparations are completed, with plans to finish by December.

Details such as payment dates, collection locations, and participating merchants where the allowance can be used can be obtained through the relevant city/county offices and town/village community centers.

Lee Jong-ho, Director of the Provincial Food and Horticulture Division, said, “This year, with about 3,000 more farming and fishing households than last year, the scale of the Farmers and Fishermen Allowance has increased by approximately 2.5 billion KRW. We hope that the allowance will provide even a small help to local farmers and fishermen and the regional economy struggling due to COVID-19.”

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