Yeonggwang-gun to Pay 'Basic Public Interest Direct Payment' to 7,637 Farms

[Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong] Jeollanam-do Yeonggwang-gun (Governor Kang Jongman) announced on the 22nd that it has confirmed 24.375 billion KRW in basic public interest direct payments for 2022 and will pay farmers after verifying payment accounts from the 21st.

The 2022 basic public interest direct payment targets 7,637 people, covering an area of 12,313 hectares.

Among them, the small-scale direct payment to be paid per farm is 2.9 billion KRW for 2,446 farms, and the area-based direct payment is 21.4 billion KRW for 5,191 farms.

Now in its third year of implementation, the public interest direct payment system is a program that provides direct payments to farmers who meet certain qualifications and comply with requirements to promote the public functions of agriculture and rural areas and stabilize farmers' income.

Farms below a certain area that meet the conditions receive small-scale direct payments regardless of area, while other farmers receive area-based direct payments with differentiated unit prices according to area brackets.

Governor Kang Jongman said, "I hope the public interest direct payments help farmers who steadfastly protect agricultural sites during difficult times," and added, "Please do your best to create public benefits through agricultural activities such as food safety, environmental conservation, and rural maintenance, which are the purposes of implementing the public interest direct payment system."

Yeonggwang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jeonseong baekok@asiae.co.kr

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