Seventeen employees from Subi-myeon Administrative Welfare Center, Resident Welfare Division, and Forest Greenery Division helping with rice harvesting.
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] The Subi-myeon Administrative Welfare Center in Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk, conducted rural labor assistance on October 4 for rice farming households struggling with labor shortages during the rice harvest season.
Seventeen employees from the Subi-myeon Administrative Welfare Center, the Resident Welfare Division, and the Forest and Greenery Division helped with rice harvesting at the farm of Nam ○○ (67 years old) in Suhari, Subi-myeon. The farm suffered damage from Typhoon Hin Nam No in September, causing the rice to be completely lodged, making mechanical harvesting difficult. Unable to find labor, the farmer was manually standing the rice stalks one by one to harvest.
The Suhari farm in Subi-myeon that received labor assistance said, "I was about to give up on this year's farming because I simply could not handle harvesting the rice alone, but the Yeongyang-gun staff helped me like this, which gave me great strength, and I am truly grateful."
Oh Do-chang, the mayor of Yeongyang-gun, said, "I am glad to be able to offer even a little help to farms facing difficulties, and I appreciate the employees who worked hard to assist despite their busy schedules," adding, "We will continue to do our best to support farms that are short of labor and facing hardships."
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