Cheongyang County to Accept Applications for Forestry Direct Payment from March... "Income Stability Expected"

Cheongyang County in South Chungcheong Province announced on the 25th that applications for the 2025 Forestry and Forest Public Benefit Direct Payment will be accepted from March 1 to April 30.

This support measure aims to enhance the public benefits of forests and stabilize the income of forestry workers, and is available to producers of forest products such as jujube, walnut, and chestnut, as well as those engaged in forest management.

Eligible recipients are those engaged in forest product production and forest management who meet certain qualification requirements.

Forest product producers must have been registered as a forest-targeted agricultural management entity in the relevant forest land between April 1, 2019 and September 30, 2022, and must have been engaged in forest product production for at least one year (at least 60 days per year) prior to the application. Their annual sales of forest products must be at least 1.2 million KRW.

Those engaged in forest management must have obtained approval for a forest management plan and have been registered as a forest-targeted agricultural management entity in the relevant forest land for the same period, and must have been engaged in forest management for at least one year (at least 60 days per year) prior to the application. They must also have managed at least 3 hectares of forest over the past 10 years.

In particular, this year, for the convenience of forestry workers, the application period has been advanced by one month and the acceptance period has been extended by one month.

Applicants can apply online through the 'Imyeop-in Integrated Portal' by March 31, or submit their application in person at the township or town office where the forest is located by April 30.

County Governor Kim Dongon said, "The forestry direct payment system is an important policy for stabilizing the income of forestry workers and revitalizing forest management, so we will actively support its smooth operation."

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