Damyang-gun Opens Applications for '2022 Double Cropping Paddy Direct Payment' to Boost Food Self-Sufficiency Rate

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Damyang County, Jeollanam-do announced on the 16th that it will accept applications for the 2022 rice double-cropping direct payment at the township and town offices where the farmland is located until the 14th of next month.

The rice double-cropping direct payment project is a policy promoted to stabilize the income of farmers managing rice paddies, enhance the public functions of agriculture and rural areas, and improve food self-sufficiency rates.

Farmers or agricultural corporations registered as agricultural management entities who cultivate and harvest food crops such as barley, wheat, oats, forage crops, and grasses in rice paddies from October of the previous year to the end of June this year are eligible for direct payment.

The payment rate is 500,000 KRW per hectare, with a maximum of 30 hectares for farmers and 50 hectares for agricultural corporations. This year's budget is similar to last year's 570 million KRW, which was paid to 501 recipients last year.

Farmers or agricultural corporations wishing to apply must bring the direct payment registration application form and related attachments to the township or town office where the largest farmland area is located and submit them.

Also, from the time of application until the confirmation date of payment eligibility (May 31), the agricultural management entity registration information must be maintained to receive the direct payment.

However, farmland less than 0.1 hectares or those with non-agricultural comprehensive income exceeding 37 million KRW are excluded from payment eligibility.

A county official urged, “Please comply with quarantine guidelines due to the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant when applying and be sure to apply within the period.”

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