Jeongeup-si Accepts Applications for 'Farmer Public Interest Allowance' Until May... 600,000 KRW Payment

Jeongeup-si, Jeollabuk-do, will accept applications for the 'Farmer Public Interest Allowance' at the local eup, myeon, and dong offices until May 31.

According to the city on the 22nd, the support target for the Farmer Public Interest Allowance is farmers who have registered as agricultural or fishery business entities before December 31, 2021, and have had an address in Jeongeup for more than two years. Crop cultivators must cultivate farmland of at least 1,000㎡.

Beekeepers are those who were beekeepers as of December 31 of last year and raise bees (at least 10 native bee colonies, 30 Western bee colonies, or 30 mixed colonies).

Jeongeup City is accepting applications for the Farmer Public Interest Allowance until May 31.
[Photo by Jeongeup City]

However, those with non-agricultural income of 37 million KRW or more, those who were found to have fraudulently received various subsidies last year, those with disciplinary records due to violations in farmland, mountain land, beekeeping industry, or fisheries, those who received administrative sanctions for illegal burning of agricultural by-products or waste agricultural materials, and those who live with eligible recipients but have separated households are excluded from the payment target.

In particular, from this year, if an agricultural worker other than the business owner applies, the applicant will be excluded from the payment target if the business owner does not meet all the eligibility requirements.

Farmers must submit the application form and required documents to the village head or the local eup, myeon, or dong office within the application period.

Residents in urban areas need additional documents to prove that agriculture is their main occupation.

After the application deadline, eligibility will be verified, and the payment recipients will be finalized. In September, 600,000 KRW will be paid (charged) in Jeongeup Love Gift Certificates.

Lee Yong-gwan, director of the Agricultural Technology Center, said, "The Farmer Public Interest Allowance aims to maintain the public functions of agriculture and secure income. We will continue to work with farmers to create sustainable agriculture and rural communities."

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

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