Gwonseon-gu Joins Forces with Air Force to Support Grape Farms

Gwonseon-gu, Suwon City, is launching a rural labor support program for 2012 from the 19th to the 29th—nine days total—with support from the Air Force's 10th Combat Fighter Wing to resolve the shortage of agricultural workers during the farming season.

There are 22 grape-farming households in the district.

Nine of these farms in Ipbuk, Guun, and Homaesil-dong, which are suffering from labor shortages and are primarily operated by elderly farmers and women, have been selected to receive support with grape bagging from military service members, community leaders, and civil servants.

The Air Force's 10th Combat Fighter Wing plans to deploy 41 service members per day for a total of 369 personnel over the nine-day period to assist with labor, and community leaders and public officials will also participate in grape bagging on the 28th.