Rising Farming Costs Burden Chili Pepper Farmers... Cheongsong-gun Promotes Support for Pest Control and Mulching Film Expenses

Chili pepper cultivation area in Cheongsong-gun. Cheongsong-gun is promoting a project to support pest control costs and mulching film expenses.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, is undertaking a project to support chili pepper production for farmers struggling with rising farming costs.

Cheongsong-gun announced on the 21st that it will promote the 2022 chili pepper pest control and mulching film support project to reduce the burden of farming costs caused by recent increases in operating expenses and to boost the morale of chili pepper farmers.

The county will cover 50% of the total project cost of 1.193 billion KRW to assist farmers. The project is planned to be carried out by the end of this month for chili pepper farms larger than 330㎡.

The support rate for chili pepper pest control expenses is 1.7 million KRW per hectare, and the mulching film for chili pepper fields costs 23,500 KRW per roll (0.9m × 550m), with a support standard of 20 rolls per hectare.

This year, Cheongsong-gun has 1,898 chili pepper farming households with a cultivation area of 545 hectares. Compared to last year, the number of farms decreased by 4, and the cultivation area decreased by 9.4% (602 hectares in 2021).

Yoon Kyung-hee, the governor of Cheongsong-gun, said, “I hope this will help stabilize management for farmers struggling with recent raw material price increases,” and added, “We will do our best in the support project so that farmers can overcome this difficult time well by improving competitiveness through the production of high-quality agricultural products.”

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