Gyeongbuk Yeongju City Supports Eco-Friendly Agricultural Producers with 'Production Incentive'... Allocates 65 Million Won from Own Budget

Application Submitted Along with Eco-Friendly Certification Promotion Project at Farmland Location

A child is holding a box of strawberries grown using eco-friendly farming methods.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Yeongju City, Gyeongbuk Province, has launched a support project to help eco-friendly agricultural product producers who are facing a crisis due to COVID-19.

Yeongju City has allocated 65 million KRW from its own budget to implement a production incentive support project for eco-friendly agricultural products to compensate the income of farms practicing eco-friendly agriculture under difficult conditions such as decreased consumption and labor supply issues.

The project targets farmers or agricultural corporations residing in Yeongju City who cultivate certified plots in Yeongju. Applications can be submitted at the Eup, Myeon, Dong Administrative Welfare Centers based on the location of the farmland.

For organic certification, incentives are paid per hectare as follows: △Rice 600,000 KRW △Fruit trees 800,000 KRW △Vegetables, special crops, others 700,000 KRW; for pesticide-free certification, incentives per hectare are △Rice 400,000 KRW △Fruit trees 600,000 KRW △Vegetables, special crops, others 500,000 KRW, with amounts varying by area.

Farmers newly certified or renewing their eco-friendly certification can submit the production incentive support application together when applying for eco-friendly certification promotion expenses.

The city expects that the newly implemented production incentive support will improve the production conditions of eco-friendly agricultural products, which require more costs and labor compared to conventional farming methods.

It also hopes to expand eco-friendly farms to achieve carbon neutrality by preserving the income of eco-friendly farmers.

Nam Ki-wook, head of the Eco-friendly Agriculture Division, said, “Even though farmers are facing difficulties in agricultural management due to COVID-19 and abnormal climate conditions, we will continue to discover projects that help farms striving for the development of eco-friendly agriculture.”

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