Hwasun-gun to Expand Operation of 'Agricultural Machinery Rental Centers' Starting Next Month

Published 25 Feb.2022 16:05(KST)

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Jeonnam Hwasun-gun announced on the 25th that it will expand the operation of the Agricultural Machinery Rental Center from next month 1st to November 30th to coincide with the busy farming season when agricultural work begins in earnest.

The Agricultural Machinery Rental Center will operate normally from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. even on holidays, Saturdays, and Sundays.

On weekdays, it plans to start operations one hour earlier from 8 a.m. to increase the convenience of using agricultural machinery.

Currently, the county operates two rental centers: the main office (Neungju-myeon) and the branch office (Dongbok-myeon), renting out 394 units of 66 types of agricultural machinery.

Last year, a total of 6,782 units were rented, and 614 on-site agricultural machinery delivery services were provided, contributing to timely farming by meeting the increasing demand for rental agricultural machinery every year.

In particular, considering the difficulties faced by rural areas due to COVID-19, since March 2020, a 50% discount on agricultural machinery rental fees has been implemented to support farmers.

Until last year, rental fee discounts totaling 210 million KRW were provided to 2,067 farms.

The 50% rental fee discount benefit is extended and implemented until June.

An official from the Agricultural Technology Center said, “We will do our best to ensure timely farming by expanding the operation of the Agricultural Machinery Rental Center during the farming season so that farmers’ work schedules are not disrupted,” and added, “We will also promote agricultural machinery safety education to prevent safety accidents among farmers.”