KCTV: JDC Donates 124 Farming Machines
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|  2016.01.06 13:19
Mandarin and winter vegetables are important income sources in Jeju. However, the aging population in rural areas is having a hard time keeping the sector competitive. As Joseph Kim now reports, that is the problem the JDC is attempting to tackle with a recent donation.
29 percent of the land in Jeju is designated for agriculture and livestock farming and 17 percent of islanders are engaged in agriculture.

Farming is critical to Jeju’s economy.

However, the aging population in rural areas has resulted in a labor shortage and weakened competitiveness of the island’s agriculture industry.

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JDC donates farming machines

A special donation was made to support the farming industry on the island.

The Jeju Free International City Development Center donated farming machines to 27 farming villages including (안덕면) Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo city.

[camera]
Kim Yong-min

The center received wish lists from farming villages and distributed 124 machines including farming tractors, small excavators and wood crushers to the villages-

At a cost of about 2.7 billion won.

INTERVIEW
Kim Han-wook / JDC chief director
To help farming villages increase their income and to enhance the competitiveness of the local agricultural industry, we are providing 124 farming machines, including tractors and wood chippers, to farming villages.
<인터뷰 : 김한욱 / 제주국제자유도시개발센터 이사장>
"제주도민의 농가소득 증대와 농업의 경쟁력 강화를 위해서 1차로 트랙터, 파쇄기 등 124대의 농기계를 농가에 지원하게 됐습니다.“

Recipients expressed their gratitude, saying that now they’ve got less work to do.

INTERVIEW
Bu Gi-bae / Community head of Eoeum 2-ri, Aewol-eup
Farming villages are becoming critically shorthanded these days. We needed the machines. The JDC’s donation will be a big help.
<인터뷰 : 부기배 / 애월읍 어음2리장>
"요즘 농촌에 일손도 달리고 농기계 없으면 농사를 못지으니까 JDC에서 지원해줘서 여러모로 유익하게 쓸 수 있을 것 같습니다."

INTERVIEW
Gang Hyeong-taek / Farmer in Yeongpyeongsang-dong, Jeju City
I’m really satisfied with the machines. I think they will be a big help to farmers.
<인터뷰 : 강형택 / 제주시 영평상동>
"아주 기분이 좋습니다. 저희 동에서도 용이하게 잘 쓸 것 같습니다."

[reporter]
Joseph Kim

JDC is planning to donate farming equipment every year, beginning this year to support rural communities.

Joseph Kim KCTV
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