Sancheong-gun Invests 500 Million Won in Wildlife Damage Prevention Facilities

Town and Township Offices Located in Agricultural Areas Until February 15

Installation of Barbed Wire Fence for Wildlife Damage Prevention in Sancheong-gun (Photo by Sancheong-gun)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 12th that it will invest 500 million won this year in a damage prevention facility installation support project to reduce crop damage caused by wild animals.

The county supports 60% of the installation cost, and the remaining amount is borne by the farm households. The support limit per farm household is 2.5 million won for solar electric fences and 3 million won for wire fences.

The support target is farmers who have farmland in Sancheong-gun. Farmers who wish to participate in the project can apply at the town and township offices where their farmland is located by February 15.

Priority will be given to farm households that apply jointly with adjacent farmland owners, those who suffer repeated damage every year, and those who have experienced damage from harmful wild animals.

The county supported damage prevention facilities for 140 farm households in 2018, about 160 in 2019, and about 240 in 2020.

This year as well, it is expected that about 240 farm households will receive support.

A county official said, “We will promptly promote the project to complete the installation of damage prevention facilities before the farming season begins,” and added, “We expect to achieve a win-win effect of increasing farm income as well as protecting wild animals through the installation of damage prevention facilities.”

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