Haenam-gun "Get Paid While Farming"... Agricultural Worker Salary System Application Open

Advance Payment of 200,000 to 2,500,000 KRW for Harvest Season Purchases, Interest Covered by County

Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, will implement the 2024 Agricultural Workers' Monthly Salary System in collaboration with nine regional Nonghyup cooperatives.

According to the county on the 30th, the Agricultural Workers' Monthly Salary System provides advance payment of purchase funds in the form of a monthly salary to rice farmers who have no income before the rice harvest season, using Nonghyup funds. The interest incurred will be compensated by Haenam-gun.

Haenam-gun Office Building Exterior View

Farmers who have signed a sales agreement with Nonghyup will receive a portion of the agreed purchase amount in advance every month from March to October, for up to eight months. The amount ranges from a minimum of 200,000 KRW to a maximum limit of 2,500,000 KRW.

Applications can be submitted by visiting the local Nonghyup cooperatives within the jurisdiction by June and submitting the Agricultural Workers' Monthly Salary System application form along with the Nonghyup sales agreement. Last year, 152 farming households in Haenam-gun enrolled in the Agricultural Workers' Monthly Salary System.

An official from the county stated, “The Agricultural Workers' Monthly Salary System has received a lot of positive feedback as it helps reduce the economic burden of farming expenses and living costs during the off-harvest season, which is caused by income being concentrated in the harvest season. We hope many farmers will utilize this system to achieve stable farm income.”

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