KT&G Continues Leaf Tobacco Harvest Volunteer Work for 20 Years

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KT&G conducted leaf tobacco harvest volunteer work on the 2nd to assist leaf tobacco farmers facing labor shortages during the harvest season.

About 20 KT&G employees and staff participated in the volunteer activity held at a leaf tobacco farm located in Bongnam-myeon, Gimje-si, North Jeolla Province, helping with the leaf tobacco harvest.

Leaf tobacco farming takes place during the hot summer months, making mechanization difficult; since most work is done manually, laborers are even more urgently needed.

KT&G has visited leaf tobacco farmers every year since 2007 and has continued volunteer work for 20 years. Following spring volunteer work for transplanting leaf tobacco seedlings, the company now also contributes to the harvest, fostering year-round coexistence with farmers.

A KT&G official who spoke with this newspaper by phone stated, "For 20 years, we have continued volunteer work for transplanting and harvesting leaf tobacco to support farmers struggling to secure labor due to declining rural populations and aging."

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