Over 330 Workers Sweat It Out Harvesting Persimmons
Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, announced on the 7th that it conducted labor assistance by visiting persimmon farms during the harvest season.
This labor assistance was promoted to alleviate the labor shortage faced by farms struggling due to the decline and aging of the rural population. Previously, Sancheong-gun selected farms with labor shortages by receiving applications from marginalized groups such as the elderly, disabled, and women farmers.
County Governor Lee Seunghwa is visiting persimmon farms during the harvest season to assist with labor.
About 330 people, including public officials and related organizations (Nonghyup, Gyeongnam Anti-Aging Research Institute), participated in the labor assistance conducted for 60 farms (30 hectares), working hard to harvest Gotgam raw material persimmons, Gojongsi, and sweet persimmons.
In particular, they worked busily with bright faces throughout, thinking that they could be of some help to the farms seeking assistance.
One farmer said, “Since the persimmon harvest season overlaps, it was very difficult to find labor, but the county office staff helped us a lot.”
County Governor Lee Seung-hwa said, “I am glad to be of some help to farms facing difficulties due to a shortage of agricultural labor and rising production costs,” and added, “We will continue to actively cooperate with rural sites lacking labor.”
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