Sancheong-gun, 2025 Basic Direct Payment Application and Reception

Sancheong-gun Accepting Applications for Basic Direct Payment Program

Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 4th that it is accepting applications for the 2025 Basic Direct Payment and Strategic Crop Direct Payment.

This direct payment program was established to promote the public functions of agriculture and rural areas and to stabilize farmers' incomes.

The basic direct payment provides 1.3 million KRW per farm if the farmer meets seven eligibility criteria for small-scale direct payments, including cultivating an area of 0.5 hectares or less and residing in a rural area for more than three years. The area-based direct payment applies a rate of 1.36 to 2.15 million KRW per hectare, which is a 5% increase compared to last year.

A view of the Sancheong-gun Agricultural Technology Center.

Farmers who have no changes in their basic direct payment registration information from last year and in their agricultural management entity registration information this year, and who meet the eligibility criteria, will receive a separate notification message. Applications can be submitted online (non-face-to-face) until the 28th of this month, and in person until April 30.

Applications for the strategic crop direct payment can be submitted by March 31 for winter crops and by May 30 for summer crops.

The rates per hectare are as follows: 500,000 KRW for food crops and forage (winter), 1 million KRW for corn and sesame (summer), 2 million KRW for legumes and powdered rice (summer), and 5 million KRW for forage (summer). An additional 1 million KRW per hectare is paid for double cropping.

A Sancheong-gun official stated, “We hope that applicants check the payment criteria for the relevant direct payment system in advance and apply within the deadline.”

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