Gochang-gun to Distribute 'Basic Public Interest Direct Payment' Starting from the 29th

Gochang-gun, Jeollabuk-do will begin disbursing the 2023 Basic Public Interest Direct Payment (hereinafter referred to as Public Interest Direct Payment) starting from the 29th.

According to the county on the 28th, the payment targets 13,072 farming households, with a total payment amounting to approximately 37.2 billion KRW.

Gochang County Office. [Photo by Gochang County]

Now in its fourth year of implementation, the ‘Basic Public Interest Direct Payment System’ is a program that provides direct payments to farmers who meet certain qualifications and comply with requirements, aiming to promote the public functions of agriculture and rural areas such as environmental conservation, rural maintenance, and food safety, as well as to stabilize the income of farmers.

Starting this year, the legal provision requiring that farmland eligible for the Basic Public Interest Direct Payment must have received legitimate payments of rice, field crop, or disadvantaged condition direct payments at least once during 2017-2019 has been removed, resulting in an increase of about 1,100 farming households and 1.2 billion KRW compared to last year.

Shim Deok-seop, the governor of Gochang-gun, stated, “I hope this provides some consolation to the farmers who remain in the field during these difficult times of rising production costs and summer heavy rain damage, which have led to decreased agricultural income.”

Gochang = Kim Jae-gil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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