KT&G
(President Paik Bok-in) provided a leaf tobacco planting service in Jecheon,
Chungcheongbuk-do to help leaf-tobacco farmers struggling due to manpower
shortages in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Employees of
KT&G's Raw Materials Headquarters and Gimcheon Plant, who participated in
the volunteer work, visited a leaf tobacco farm in Baegun-myeon, Jecheon-si,
Chungcheongbuk-do, where they helped raise and plant seedlings in a farmland of
about 10,000 square meters.
Leaf tobacco
is not grown by sowing seeds in a field, but rather seedlings are grown in a
seedling facility and then planted, which is an important task that determines
the fruitfulness of the year. KT&G has been conducting volunteer activities
for 13 years since 2009 in order to provide labor to farmers struggling due to
labor shortages and to pass on know-how in producing high-quality leaf tobacco.
Shin Sang-ho,
head of KT&G's Raw Materials Division, said, "In addition to the
declining population and aging population in rural areas, labor shortages have
worsened due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and farmers are experiencing great
difficulties." He added, "KT&G has been working to alleviate the
grievances of farmers by deploying leaf tobacco planting and harvesting
volunteers every year, and will continue to strive for win-win growth with
farmers through various activities.”
KT&G is
the only tobacco company operating in Korea to purchase domestic leaf tobacco,
and is making various efforts to protect farm households, such as pre-paying
30% of the sales price of leaf tobacco for each farmer in cash. In addition,
from 2013 to the present, the company has provided a total of KRW 2.45 billion
for health check-ups for farmers and scholarships for their children.
(Photo
description) KT&G (President Paik Bok-in) provided a leaf tobacco planting service
in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 16th to help leaf-tobacco farmers
struggling due to manpower shortages in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The photo shows KT&G employees carrying out planting work as part of their
volunteering efforts.
(Photo
description 2) KT&G (President Paik Bok-in) provided a leaf tobacco
planting service in Jecheon, Chungcheongbuk-do to help leaf-tobacco farmers
struggling due to manpower shortages in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The photo shows KT&G employees carrying out planting work as part of their
volunteering efforts.
