Yangju City Accepts Applications for 2017 Rice and Upland Field Direct Payment Programs

Yangju City announced that it will accept applications for the 2017 rice, upland field, and disadvantaged area direct payment programs until April 28 at the eup, myeon, and dong offices located where the farmland is situated, as well as at the Uijeongbu office of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service, to support farmers' income.

This year's direct payment rates are as follows: an average of 1 million won per ha for rice income stabilization direct payment; an average of 450,000 won per ha for upland field agriculture direct payment; 550,000 won per ha for disadvantaged area direct payment on farmland; and 300,000 won per ha for grassland.

To provide convenience to farmers during the application period, each eup, myeon, and dong office will operate a combined reception counter for direct payment programs and agricultural management entity registration according to schedules set by district, in cooperation with the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service.

There are no additional application periods scheduled after this period, and farmers who have not registered their agricultural management entity must register in advance with the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service.

Following the application and reception period, the city plans to conduct compliance inspections on the application information from May to November, confirm final payment recipients in December, and disburse the direct payment funds.

For further information, contact the Agricultural Policy Division of the Yangju City Agricultural Technology Center at (031) 8082-6122, the respective eup, myeon, and dong offices, or the Uijeongbu office of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service at (031) 874-6061.