Ulsan Ulju-gun, 2022 Basic Direct Payment for Public Interest Application Reception

March 14 to May 31 ... Introduction of Non-Face-to-Face Simple Application Starting This Year

Ulju County Office.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulsan City Ulju-gun will accept applications for the basic public interest direct payment from March 14 to May 31 to promote the public functions of agriculture and rural areas and stabilize farmers' income according to the implementation of the 2022 basic public interest direct payment project.

Starting this year, considering COVID-19, a non-face-to-face simple application using online (internet and smartphone) will be introduced, operating separately from the existing period for visiting Eup, Myeon, and Dong offices for applications.

The non-face-to-face application targets farmers whose basic direct payment registration information from last year and agricultural management entity registration information for this year have not changed, and who are eligible based on pre-verification of qualification requirements.

The non-face-to-face application period is three weeks from March 14 to April 1, and individual text messages will be sent to eligible applicants.

Applicants should access the application site and proceed in order: personal authentication → consent to provide personal information → confirmation of eligible farmers and farmland → confirmation of expected payment amount → application.

Including farmers who do not apply non-face-to-face, new applicants, out-of-area cultivators, and agricultural corporations should visit the Eup or Myeon administrative welfare center at the farmland location and apply in the traditional way from April 4 to May 31 for two months.

The farmland eligible for the basic public interest direct payment is farmland that has received direct payments at least once between 2017 and 2019.

Applicants include those who have received direct payments since 2016, those selected by policy such as successor farmers and full-time farmers, new applicants, and successors.

The basic public interest direct payment has two types: small-scale direct payment and area-based direct payment. The small-scale direct payment is 1.2 million KRW per household, and the area-based direct payment is an amount calculated by applying a regressive unit price by area segment.

Farmers and agricultural corporations wishing to apply in person for the basic public interest direct payment must submit the application form and required documents such as lease contracts to the Eup or Myeon administrative welfare center at the farmland location within the application period.

Farmers must fully understand the qualification requirements, compliance items, and precautions for receiving the public interest direct payment and apply accordingly. Since 17 compliance items for farmers, including proper management of agricultural waste, preparation and storage of farming diaries, village community activities, and completion of farmer education, will be fully enforced from this year, failure to faithfully comply may result in a reduction of the direct payment, so caution is required.

If the public interest direct payment application is completed between March and May, qualification verification and compliance inspections will be conducted from July to September, the payment amount will be finalized in October, and the direct payment will be made to farmers in November.

An Ulju-gun official said, “Since this project aims to stabilize income for small- and medium-sized farms and resolve income inequality, we will do our best to ensure that the application and implementation of the project proceed smoothly to actually help farmers.”

For more details, consultation is available through the Ulju-gun Agricultural Policy Division and the industry teams at Eup and Myeon administrative welfare centers.

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