Pyeongchang-gun Launches Nation's First 'Half-Price Forestry Material Support Project'

On the 20th, Pyeongchang-gun, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province (Governor Shim Jae-guk) announced that it will implement the nation’s first "Half-Price Forestry Materials Support Project" in 2025 to reduce the management burden on forestry workers caused by international raw material supply instability and soaring prices of forestry materials.

A view of the Pyeongchang County Office in Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province. Photo by Pyeongchang County Office

The Half-Price Forestry Materials Support Project targets forestry workers who reside in Pyeongchang-gun and are registered as forestry business entities. The project provides forestry materials (consumable forestry supplies) at half the supply price, differentiated by sections (sections 1 to 9). The project budget for 2025 is 600 million KRW (300 million KRW from Pyeongchang-gun’s budget and 300 million KRW self-funded), with support amounts ranging from a minimum of 150,000 KRW to 1,550,000 KRW.

Applications for the 2025 Half-Price Forestry Materials Support Project will be accepted for three weeks from the 24th of this month to the 17th of next month at the town and township offices. Eligible applicants are forestry workers who have been registered residents in Pyeongchang-gun for more than two years as of January 1, 2025, and have been continuously registered as forestry business entities targeting forest land for more than two years as of January 1, 2025.

The head of the forestry business entity targeting forest land must apply in person at the town or township office with jurisdiction over their address, and each forestry household can select up to two purchasing companies.

Pyeongchang-gun plans to finalize the list of support recipients by the 31st of next month and proceed so that forestry materials can be purchased starting in April, ensuring no inconvenience during the busy farming season.

Lee Seong-mo, Director of the Forestry Division of Pyeongchang-gun, stated, “The Half-Price Forestry Materials Support Project, implemented for the first time nationwide, is expected to contribute to increasing forestry household income by supporting stable production of forest products.”

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