By the end of the year, 1.29 million farms targeted Area-based direct payment unit price increased Average receipt per person 2.24 million won The basic public direct payment for 2025 will be disbursed from the 20th of this month until the end of the year. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the recipients and the amount of the basic public direct payment for this year, and plans to sequentially disburse it starting from November 20 to eligible farms and farmers until the end of the year. The targeted farms for disbursement are 1.285 million farms, covering an area of 1.045 million hectares. The total disbursement amount is 2.3843 trillion won, an increase of 75.9 billion won compared to last year. Among this, the small-scale farmer direct payment is 686.5 billion won for 530,000 households, and the area-based direct payment is 1.6978 trillion won for 760,000 farms. Notably, the unit price for the area-based direct payment is increased for the first ...