Sancheong-gun, "Register Forestry Management Entities by the End of September!" ... Forestry Direct Payments Implemented from October 1

Payment for Registered Forestry Management Entities on Mountainous Areas

Sancheong-gun Chahwang-myeon couple Kang Daeseong and Baek Youngsook harvest wild garlic (Myeonginamul) on their farm.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Foresters in Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province must complete registration of forestry management entities (forestry business entities) for forest land by the end of September to receive forestry direct payments.

Registration of forestry business entities is a mandatory procedure to receive forestry direct payments, which are scheduled to be implemented from October 1 this year.

The forestry direct payment system is being introduced for the first time this year to compensate qualified foresters annually for promoting the public functions of forestry and forests and offsetting low income.

The payment targets are forest lands that completed registration as agricultural management entities for forest land between April 1, 2019, and September 30, 2022.

To receive forestry direct payments next year, registration of forestry business entities must be completed by the end of September.

If forest land is not registered as a forestry business entity, receipt of direct payments will be completely restricted under the WTO (World Trade Organization) agreement, so registration must be completed within the designated period.

Registration of forestry business entities can be done by visiting the Hamyang National Forest Management Office in person or applying via mail, fax, or online through the Sancheong-gun Forestry Cooperative.

Forestry direct payments can also be applied for this year. To receive this year’s payments, forestry business entity registration must be completed by the 30th at the local forestry office responsible for the resident registration area.

Accordingly, applications for this year’s forestry direct payments are expected to be accepted from July at the township and town offices where the forest land is located.

However, if small-scale farm direct payments under the basic agricultural public direct payment scheme are received, the applicant will be excluded from the forestry direct payment for forest product producers the following year, so careful consideration is needed when applying for agricultural direct payments.

A Sancheong-gun official said, “Forest lands registered as forestry business entities after October 1 this year will be excluded from direct payment eligibility,” adding, “We will do our best to promote and facilitate forestry business entity registration so that local foresters can benefit.”

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