Icheon City Launches Full-Scale Small Farm Machinery Support Project for 2026

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Eom In-yong] The Icheon City Agricultural Technology Center (Director Kim Dong-ho) announced on the 29th that it will launch a full-scale small farm machinery support project for 2026, including agricultural tillers.

This year, the city will invest a total of 766.67 million won (15% from provincial budget, 35% from city budget, 50% self-funded) to support the purchase of small farm machinery with high utility in agricultural fields.

In particular, the support unit price for tillers, which have the highest demand from farmers, has been increased from previous levels to support up to 1.75 million won per unit, and the coverage for tractors has been expanded to a maximum of 60 horsepower, advancing practical improvements in farming conditions.

Support recipients are agricultural operators registered with agricultural management entities who have resided in Gyeonggi Province since January 1 of the previous year or earlier and cultivate farmland within Gyeonggi Province.

Supported items include walking tillers, riding tillers, small tractors, power carriers, field crop threshers, electric pruning shears, electric sprayers, aerial work platforms, and agricultural product work tables—small farm machinery essential for use in farming operations. Support limits and detailed requirements by equipment type shall be applied according to standards.

The city plans to meticulously manage the entire process from project application through selection of recipients to post-management to ensure transparency and fairness of subsidies. The most distinctive feature of this project is that the city has actively reflected field opinions and designed the project in a manner that actual farmers can experience.

Meanwhile, the application deadline is February 13, and applications can be made by visiting the administrative welfare center of the eup, myeon, or dong where the farmland is located.

Kim Dong-ho, Director of the Icheon City Agricultural Technology Center, emphasized: "We have thoroughly deliberated what is most needed in agricultural fields," and "The increase in tiller support unit price, the increase in tractor horsepower, and the addition of field crop threshers are the results of reflecting farmers' voices directly into policy."

For detailed information regarding the small farm machinery support project, inquire with the Agricultural Policy and Rice Love Team (☎031-6190-7322) at the Icheon City Agricultural Technology Center or the farm machinery department of your local eup, myeon, or dong administrative office.