【Pyeongchang】Pyeongchang County is strengthening various agricultural support programs, including the 'Half-Price Agricultural Materials Support Program,' to alleviate the financial burden on farmers. This is in response to the recent difficulties faced by local farmers due to the rising prices of agricultural materials such as fertilizers and pesticides, which have been affected by the war between the U.S. and Iran. The 'Half-Price Agricultural Materials Support Program' targets 5,420 local farmers and provides 50% support for the cost of purchasing consumable agricultural materials necessary for farming activities until October. To this end, the county has secured a total budget of 9.75 billion won for this year. This is an increase of 1.42 billion won compared to last year's 8.33 billion won, with 700 million won from the provincial budget, 1.633 billion won from the county budget matching, and an additional 7.417 billion won from the county budget to expand the support scale. In particular, the support amount for all participating farms has been increased compared to last year, and the support unit price method has been revised from the previous section-based support unit price method to an area-based support unit price method to strengthen support for medium and large-scale farms with cultivated land areas of 2 hectares or more. As a result, the maximum support amount has been increased from 5 million won to 15 million won. In addition, the 'Organic Fertilizer Support Program' provides support of 39,720 tons to 4,462 farms with a total budget of 3 billion won (an increase of 1.1 billion won from the county budget), and the 'Pesticide Support Program for Controlling Cold-Region Vegetable Diseases and Pests' is being implemented for 1,626 farms and 1,900 hectares with a total budget of 1.216 billion won (an increase of 355 million won from the county budget). Kim Seong-su, Director of the Pyeongchang Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Various support programs such as the Half-Price Agricultural Materials Support Program are providing real help to farmers" and "We will continue to devise support measures for farmers based on the supply and price trends of agricultural materials according to international situations."