Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Holds Emergency Inspection Meeting to Prepare for Typhoon 'Bavi' Approaching North

[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Kim Hyunjung] On the 26th, Kim Hyunsoo, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, inspected the agricultural sector's response to the approaching Typhoon No. 8 'Bavi' at the Agricultural Disaster Countermeasure Situation Room and held an emergency meeting to review post-typhoon measures.

Minister Kim emphasized maintaining a special preparedness posture until the typhoon ends, considering the weakened ground and agricultural facilities due to the prolonged rainy season. He rechecked the restoration status of drainage pumps and agricultural reservoirs damaged by the recent heavy rains, management of orchards and vinyl greenhouse facilities to minimize fruit drop damage, safety management of rural solar power facilities, and strengthening of African Swine Fever (ASF) quarantine measures in each sector.

Furthermore, he instructed to do their utmost to prevent damage to farmers by implementing preemptive safety measures for residents in landslide-prone areas and around water control facilities, and advising restraint from outdoor activities in typhoon-risk areas. He also urged rapid assessment of damage after the typhoon and prompt implementation of necessary emergency restoration plans without delay.

Since the 23rd, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has been promoting preemptive measures during the agricultural damage prevention period in cooperation with the Rural Development Administration, Korea Forest Service, local governments, Korea Rural Community Corporation, and the National Agricultural Cooperative Federation. On the 25th, Vice Minister Lee Jaeuk and key officials at the director and bureau chief levels conducted on-site inspections of water control facilities, orchards, agricultural and livestock facilities, and livestock quarantine situations in Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, Chungnam, and Gyeonggi regions, which lie along the main typhoon path.

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