(Boryeong=Yonhap News) Reporter Jeong Yun-deok = On the 31st, Boryeong City in South Chungcheong announced that it will provide subsidies for the delivery fees of local agricultural products directly traded to consumers, and applications will be accepted through the administrative welfare center until the 21st of next month.
From November of last year to October 31st of this year, those who directly produced and delivered agricultural products to consumers can receive a subsidy of 1,500 won per delivery.
Farmers can receive up to 300,000 won, and producer groups can receive up to 1,500,000 won.
Last year, a total of 1 billion 20 million won was provided to 1,158 farmers.
Director O Je-eun of the Agricultural Technology Center said, "We expect it to contribute to reducing distribution costs for farmers, activating the sales of local agricultural products, and increasing farmers' income," and added, "We will do our best to create an environment where farmers can focus solely on production and consumers can purchase safe and reliable food."