Yangsan-si, Proactive Measures to Prevent Wildlife Damage

Minimizing Crop Damage Caused by Wildlife and Promoting Stable Farming Activities

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Yangsan City in Gyeongnam is taking proactive measures to prevent damage caused by wild animals.

The city announced on the 12th that it will provide a total of 64 million KRW in support by advancing the wild animal damage prevention project, which was usually carried out around March every year, to January this year in order to prevent crop damage and realize the policy goal of coexistence between humans and animals.

The support targets farmers engaged in agricultural or forestry activities in Yangsan City who install fences, protective nets, and warning devices to prevent damage to crops and forest products caused by wild animals. The city will cover 60% of the installation costs for damage prevention facilities.

The application period for the project is from the 13th to the 25th, and installation must be completed by the end of March.

Depending on the scale of installation, support of up to 5 million KRW per farm is possible, but the upper limit will be adjusted to allow many farms to receive support.

Farmers wishing to participate in the project should prepare the required documents such as the installation support application and cost estimate, and submit them to the administrative welfare center of their land location's eup, myeon, or dong, or to the Environmental Management Division of City Hall. Detailed information can be found in the notices and announcements section on the city hall website.

A city official said, “Since the project is being implemented early this year to minimize damage caused by wild animals, we hope for prompt applications. We will do our best to carry out the damage prevention project without any setbacks.”

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