Wanju-gun Extends Application Period for Non-Rice Crop Cultivation

Applications Open Until the 24th of This Month for Perilla and Perilla Seed Awards...

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced on the 7th that it has decided to extend the application deadline for the subsidy program supporting farms that cultivate alternative crops (legumes, perilla) instead of rice in paddy fields until the 24th of this month.

According to Wanju County, the '2022 Paddy Field Alternative Crop Production Incentive Support Project' received applications from 55 farms (20.7 hectares) in the area by the end of April.

However, to proactively respond to the decline in rice prices due to oversupply and market stabilization, and to achieve the appropriate rice production target (3,433 hectares in Wanju County), the application deadline has been extended to coincide with the 'Rice Cultivation Area Reduction Agreement' application period.

The target farmland for the 2022 Paddy Field Alternative Crop Production Incentive Support Project includes farmland that participated in the alternative crop cultivation support project from 2018 to 2021 (2018-2020 was a national government project, and 2021 was a provincial government project), and farmland where crops other than rice or legumes were planted in 2021 and new alternative crops (legumes, perilla) are cultivated in 2022.

Additionally, farms (or corporations) wishing to participate must have their address registered within the province and be registered as agricultural management entities. The support amount is 600,000 KRW per hectare.

The application period is until June 24, and applications can be submitted at the town or township community service centers where the farmland is located.

Meanwhile, the 'Rice Cultivation Area Reduction Agreement Project' is available to farmers registered as agricultural management entities who cultivated rice in 2021 and have farmland where alternative crops are cultivated or left fallow in 2022.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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